Pengarang: Carolyne Larrington

A wideranging and groundbreaking investigation of the sibling relationship as shown in European literature, from 500 to 1500. The literature of the European Middle Ages attends closely to the relatio …

Analysis of how emotion is pictured in Arthurian legend. Literary texts complicate our understanding of medieval emotions; they not only represent characters experiencing emotion and reaction emotion …

She sees, coming up a second time, earth from the ocean, eternally green;the waterfalls plunge, an eagle soars above them, over the mountain hunting fish. After the terrible conflagration of Ragnarok …

Carolyne Larrington has gathered together a uniquely comprehensive collection of writing by, for and about medieval women, spanning one thousand years and Europe from Iceland to Byzantiu. The extract …

Carolyne Larrington has gathered together a uniquely comprehensive collection of writing by, for and about medieval women, spanning one thousand years and Europe from Iceland to Byzantiu. The extract …

Carolyne Larrington has gathered together a uniquely comprehensive collection of writing by, for and about medieval women, spanning one thousand years and Europe from Iceland to Byzantiu. The extract …

Bringing alive the dramatic poems of Old Norse heroic legend, this new collection offers accessible, ground-breaking and inspiring essays which introduce and analyse the exciting legends of the two d …

Bringing alive the dramatic poems of Old Norse heroic legend, this new collection offers accessible, ground-breaking and inspiring essays which introduce and analyse the exciting legends of the two d …

This unique collection of essays applies significant critical approaches to the mythological poetry of the Poetic Edda, a principal source for Old Norse cosmography and the legends of Odin, Loki, and …

This unique collection of essays applies significant critical approaches to the mythological poetry of the Poetic Edda, a principal source for Old Norse cosmography and the legends of Odin, Loki, and …

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Who were the Norse gods the mighty syr, led by O inn, and the mysterious Vanir? In The Norse Myths we meet this passionate and squabbling pantheon, and learn of the mythological cosmos they inhabit. …

An exhilarating introduction to the vivid, violent, boisterous world of the Norse myths and their cultural legacy—from Tolkien to Game of Thrones The Norse Myths presents the infamous Viking gods, fr …

A comprehensive guide to a crucial aspect of Old Norse literature. We cannot read literary works without making use of the concept of genre. In Old Norse studies, genre has been central to the catego …

Essays tackling the difficult but essential question of how medievalism studies should look at the issue of what is and what is not ‘authentic’. Given the impossibility of completely recovering the p …

The vast and diverse corpus of Old Norse literature preserves the language spoken not only by the Vikings, kings, and heroes of medieval Scandinavia but also by outlaws, missionaries, and farmers. Sc …

An examination of what dialogues and direct speech in Old Norse literature can convey and mean, beyond their immediate face-value. The vast and diverse corpus of Old Norse literature preserves the la …

The essays here, united by their appreciation of the centrality of translation to the interpretation of the medieval past, add to our understanding of how the old is continually made anew The first d …

Two crucial genres of medieval literature are studied in this outstanding collection. The essays in this volume honour the distinguished career of Professor Elizabeth Archibald. They explore two area …

‘Engaging, modern fables with a feminist tang’ Sunday Times DARK, POTENT AND UNCANNY, HAG BURSTS WITH THE UNTOLD STORIES OF OUR ISLES, CAPTURED IN VOICES AS VARIED AS THEY ARE VIVID.Here are sisters …

Two crucial genres of medieval literature are studied in this outstanding collection.The essays in this volume honour the distinguished career of Professor Elizabeth Archibald. They explore two areas …

The most recent research in matters Arthurian, by leading scholars in the field. The essays in this volume represent a wide range of Arthurian subjects, reaching as far back as the sixth century, and …

Sex, blood, and gender have diverse associations in the Malorian tradition, yet their inter-relatedness and intersections are comparatively understudied. This present collection of essays is intended …

Identifies and investigates international medievalism through three distinct strands: ‘Internationally Nationalist’, ‘Someone Else’s Past?’, and ‘Activist Medievalism’. Medievalism – the reception of …

Identifies and investigates international medievalism through three distinct strands: "Internationally Nationalist", "Someone Else’s Past?", and "Activist Medievalism".M …

Die Welt der nordischen Götter und Helden Ob in Wagners Oper »Die Walküre«, in Tolkiens »Herr der Ringe« oder den Marvel Comics – die Geschichten aus den nordischen Mythen faszinieren und inspirieren …

Die Welt der nordischen Götter und Helden Ob in Wagners Oper »Die Walküre«, in Tolkiens »Herr der Ringe« oder den Marvel Comics – die Geschichten aus den nordischen Mythen faszinieren und inspirieren …

The heroes and villains of Norse mythology have endured for centuries, infiltrating art, opera, film, television and books, shape-shifting like the trickster Loki to suit the cultures that encountere …

A fresh look at the stories at the heart of Norse mythology, exploring their cultural impact up to the present day. This brilliantly original and accessible guide explores how Valhalla and its Valkyr …

”All men must die”: or ”Valar Morghulis”, as the traditional Essos greeting is rendered in High Valyrian. And die they do – in prodigious numbers; in imaginatively varied and gruesome ways; and o …

”All men must die”: or ”Valar Morghulis”, as the traditional Essos greeting is rendered in High Valyrian. And die they do – in prodigious numbers; in imaginatively varied and gruesome ways; and o …

This book explores the connections between history and fantasy in George RR Martin”s immensely popular book series ”A Song of Ice and Fire” and the international TV sensation HBO TV”s Game of Thr …

This book explores the connections between history and fantasy in George RR Martin”s immensely popular book series ”A Song of Ice and Fire” and the international TV sensation HBO TV”s Game of Thr …

Interest in the Arthurian myths is running at perhaps unprecedented levels, and has become a thoroughly mainstream preoccupation. This is evidenced by the stream of novels, non-fiction works and film …

Game of Thrones is a phenomenon. As Carolyne Larrington reveals in this essential companion to George R R Martin”s fantasy novels and the HBO mega-hit series based on them the show is the epitome of …

Beyond its housing estates and identikit high streets there is another Britain. This is the Britain of mist-drenched forests and unpredictable sea-frets: of wraith-like fog banks, druidic mistletoe a …

Game of Thrones is a phenomenon. As Carolyne Larrington reveals in this essential companion to George R R Martin’s fantasy novels and the HBO mega-hit series based on them the show is the epitome of …

Beyond its housing estates and identikit high streets there is another Britain. This is the Britain of mist-drenched forests and unpredictable sea-frets: of wraith-like fog banks, druidic mistletoe a …

Over the last twenty-five years, the ‘history of emotion’ field has become one of the most dynamic and productive areas for humanities research. This designation, and the marked leadership of histori …