Author: Pernille Hermann
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110674955
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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This book brings together Old Norse-Icelandic literature and critical strategies of memory, and argues that some of the particularities of this vernacular textual tradition are explained by the fact that this literature derives from, represents, and incorporates into its designs mnemonic devices of different kinds. Even if Old Norse-Icelandic manuscript culture is relatively silent about the mnemonic context of the literature, the texts themselves exhibit multiple reminiscences of memory. By showing that this literature reveals glimpses of mnemonic technologies at the same time as it testifies to a cultural memory, this study demonstrates how ‘the past’, and narrative traditions about the past, were constructed in a dynamic relationship with ideas that existed at the time the texts were written. Moreover, the book deals with the function of memory in early book-culture, with metaphors of memory, and with mnemonic cues such as spatiality and visuality. With its new readings of canonical texts like the Íslendingasǫgur, the Prose Edda and selected eddic poems, as well as of less widely studied branches of Old Norse-Icelandic literature, such as the sagas of bishops and religious texts, this book will be of interest to Old Norse scholars and to scholars interested in medieval Scandinavia and memory studies.
Author: Pernille Hermann
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 311067503X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 275
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This book brings together Old Norse-Icelandic literature and critical strategies of memory, and argues that some of the particularities of this vernacular textual tradition are explained by the fact that this literature derives from, represents, and incorporates into its designs mnemonic devices of different kinds. Even if Old Norse-Icelandic manuscript culture is relatively silent about the mnemonic context of the literature, the texts themselves exhibit multiple reminiscences of memory. By showing that this literature reveals glimpses of mnemonic technologies at the same time as it testifies to a cultural memory, this study demonstrates how ‘the past’, and narrative traditions about the past, were constructed in a dynamic relationship with ideas that existed at the time the texts were written. Moreover, the book deals with the function of memory in early book-culture, with metaphors of memory, and with mnemonic cues such as spatiality and visuality. With its new readings of canonical texts like the Íslendingasǫgur, the Prose Edda and selected eddic poems, as well as of less widely studied branches of Old Norse-Icelandic literature, such as the sagas of bishops and religious texts, this book will be of interest to Old Norse scholars and to scholars interested in medieval Scandinavia and memory studies.
Author: Anders Andrén
Publisher: Nordic Academic Press
ISBN: 9187121158
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 877
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Consisting of more than 70 papers written by scholars concerned with pre-Christian Norse religion, the articles discuss subjects such as archaeology, art history, historical archaeology, history, history of ideas, theological history, literature, onomastics, Scandinavian languages, and Scandinavian studies. The interdisciplinary aim of the book brings together text-based and material-based researchers to improve scholarly exchange and dialogue and provide a variety of contributions that elucidate topics such as worldview and cosmology, ritual and religious practice, myth and memory, as well as reception and present-day use of old Norse religion.
Author: Jürg Glauser
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110431483
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1152
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In recent years, the field of Memory Studies has emerged as a key approach in the Humanities and Social Sciences, and has increasingly shown its ability to open new windows on Nordic Studies as well. The entries in this book document the work-to-date of this approach on the pre-modern Nordic world (mainly the Viking Age and the Middle Ages, but including as well both earlier and later periods). Given that Memory Studies is an ever expanding critical strategy, the approximately eighty contributors in this volume also discuss the potential for future research in this area. Topics covered range from texts to performance to visual and other aspects of material culture, all approached from within an interdisciplinary framework. International specialists, coming from such relevant fields as archaeology, mythology, history of religion, folklore, history, law, art, literature, philology, language, and mediality, offer assessments on the relevance of Memory Studies to their disciplines and show it at work in case studies. Finally, this handbook demonstrates the various levels of culture where memory had a critical impact in the pre-modern North and how deeply embedded the role of memory is in the material itself.
Author: Alois Wolf
Publisher: Gunter Narr Verlag
ISBN: 9783823342663
Category : Civilization, Medieval
Languages : is
Pages : 293
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Author: Robert E. Bjork
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1962
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The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages is an outstanding resource for anyone studying, or with an interest in, all aspects of European history, society, religion, and culture from 500 to 1500. Its 5,000-plus entries, written by over 800 international scholars, provide uniquely broad, balanced, and authoritative coverage of the period.
Author: Hans Schottmann
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 9783110165647
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : de
Pages : 266
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Die vorliegende Festschrift dokumentiert eindrucksvoll, welche Faszination isländische und norwegische Sagas sowie faröische Balladen auch heute noch auf die Wissenschaft ausüben. In 15 Originalbeiträgen werden zentrale literarische und historische Aspekte nordischer Sagas und Balladen untersucht. Die Aufsätze sind in deutscher, englischer oder dänischer Sprache.
Author: Pernille Hermann
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110674955
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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This book brings together Old Norse-Icelandic literature and critical strategies of memory, and argues that some of the particularities of this vernacular textual tradition are explained by the fact that this literature derives from, represents, and incorporates into its designs mnemonic devices of different kinds. Even if Old Norse-Icelandic manuscript culture is relatively silent about the mnemonic context of the literature, the texts themselves exhibit multiple reminiscences of memory. By showing that this literature reveals glimpses of mnemonic technologies at the same time as it testifies to a cultural memory, this study demonstrates how ‘the past’, and narrative traditions about the past, were constructed in a dynamic relationship with ideas that existed at the time the texts were written. Moreover, the book deals with the function of memory in early book-culture, with metaphors of memory, and with mnemonic cues such as spatiality and visuality. With its new readings of canonical texts like the Íslendingasǫgur, the Prose Edda and selected eddic poems, as well as of less widely studied branches of Old Norse-Icelandic literature, such as the sagas of bishops and religious texts, this book will be of interest to Old Norse scholars and to scholars interested in medieval Scandinavia and memory studies.
Author: Pernille Hermann
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 311067503X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 275
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Book Description
This book brings together Old Norse-Icelandic literature and critical strategies of memory, and argues that some of the particularities of this vernacular textual tradition are explained by the fact that this literature derives from, represents, and incorporates into its designs mnemonic devices of different kinds. Even if Old Norse-Icelandic manuscript culture is relatively silent about the mnemonic context of the literature, the texts themselves exhibit multiple reminiscences of memory. By showing that this literature reveals glimpses of mnemonic technologies at the same time as it testifies to a cultural memory, this study demonstrates how ‘the past’, and narrative traditions about the past, were constructed in a dynamic relationship with ideas that existed at the time the texts were written. Moreover, the book deals with the function of memory in early book-culture, with metaphors of memory, and with mnemonic cues such as spatiality and visuality. With its new readings of canonical texts like the Íslendingasǫgur, the Prose Edda and selected eddic poems, as well as of less widely studied branches of Old Norse-Icelandic literature, such as the sagas of bishops and religious texts, this book will be of interest to Old Norse scholars and to scholars interested in medieval Scandinavia and memory studies.
Author: Alois Wolf
Publisher: Gunter Narr Verlag
ISBN: 9783823342663
Category : Civilization, Medieval
Languages : is
Pages : 293
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Book Description
Author: Robert E. Bjork
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1962
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Book Description
The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages is an outstanding resource for anyone studying, or with an interest in, all aspects of European history, society, religion, and culture from 500 to 1500. Its 5,000-plus entries, written by over 800 international scholars, provide uniquely broad, balanced, and authoritative coverage of the period.
Author: Hans Schottmann
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 9783110165647
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : de
Pages : 266
View
Book Description
Die vorliegende Festschrift dokumentiert eindrucksvoll, welche Faszination isländische und norwegische Sagas sowie faröische Balladen auch heute noch auf die Wissenschaft ausüben. In 15 Originalbeiträgen werden zentrale literarische und historische Aspekte nordischer Sagas und Balladen untersucht. Die Aufsätze sind in deutscher, englischer oder dänischer Sprache.
