Shapeshifters in Medieval North Atlantic Literature (Hardcover, 0)

Representations of shapeshifters are prominent in medieval culture and they are particularly abundant in the vernacular literatures of the societies around the North Sea. Some of the figures in these stories remain well known in later folklore and often even in modern media, such as werewolves, dragons, berserkir and bird-maidens. Incorporating studies about Old English, Norse, Latin, Irish, and Welsh literature, this collection of essays marks an important new contribution to the study of medieval shapeshifters. Each essay highlights how shapeshifting cannot be studied in isolation, but intersects with many other topics, such as the supernatural, monstrosity, animality, gender and identity. Contributors to Shapeshifters in Medieval North Atlantic Literature come from different intellectual traditions, embracing a multidisciplinary approach combining influences from literary criticism, history, philology, and anthropology.

General

Imprint:	Amsterdam University Press
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	The Early Medieval North Atlantic
Release date:	December 2018
Editors:	Santiago Francisco Barreiro • Luciana Mabel Cordo Russo
Contributors:	Rafal Boryslawski • Armann Jakobsson • Rebecca Merkelbach • Camilla With Pedersen • Santiago DiSalvo
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	188
Edition:	0
ISBN-13:	978-9462984479
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
LSN:	9462984476
Barcode:	9789462984479

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