Stories Set Forth with Fair Words - The Evolution of Medieval Romance in Iceland (Hardcover)

This book is an investigation of the foundation and evolution of romance in Iceland. The narrative type arose from the introduction of French narratives into the alien literary environment of Iceland and the acculturation of the import to indigenous literary traditions. The study focuses on the oldest Icelandic copies of three chansons de geste and four of the earliest indigenous romances, both types transmitted in an Icelandic codex from around 1300. The impact of the translated epic poems on the origin and development of the Icelandic romances was considerable, yet they have been largely neglected by scholars in favour of the courtly romances. This study attests the role played by the epic poems in the composition of romance in Iceland, which introduced the motifs of the aggressive female wooer and of Christian-heathen conflict.

General

Imprint:	University Of Wales Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Marianne E. Kalinke
Dimensions:	244 x 172 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-78683-067-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General
LSN:	1-78683-067-1
Barcode:	9781786830678

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!