European Literature, Folklore & Mythology, General & Miscellaneous Literary Criticism
Cold Counsel: Women in Old Norse Literature and Mythology
Sarah Anderson, Karen Swenson (Editor), Karen Swenson (With), Karen Swenson
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Overview
Cold Counsel: The Women of Old Norse Literature and Myth is the only collection devoted to the place of women in Old Norse literature and culture. It draws upon the disciplines of history, sociology, feminism, ethnography, and psychoanalysis in order to raise fresh questions about such new subjects as gender, class, sexuality, family structure, and ideology in medieval Iceland.Synopsis
Cold Counsel: The Women of Old Norse Literature and Myth is the only collection devoted to the place of women in Old Norse literature and culture. It draws upon the disciplines of history, sociology, feminism, ethnography, and psychoanalysis in order to raise fresh questions about such new subjects as gender, class, sexuality, family structure, and ideology in medieval Iceland.
Book Details
Published
January 1, 2002
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Pages
300
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780815319665