Shapeshifters in Medieval North Atlantic Literature

Santiago Barreiro • ebook • pdf

• Samenvatting
  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.
• Productinformatie
  Binding : PDF
  Auteur : Santiago Barreiro
  Bestandstype : PDF
  Distributievorm : Ebook (digitaal)
  Aantal pagina's : Afhankelijk van e-reader
  Beveiliging : Adobe DRM   Informatie 
  Uitgeverij : AUP Wetenschappelijk
  ISBN : 9789048535132
  Datum publicatie : 01-2019
  
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