Format:
1 Online-Ressource (IX, 449 Seiten)
ISBN:
9783110455878
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9783110455427
Series Statement:
Trends in Medieval Philology volume 31
Uniform Title:
Medialität und Körper in der altnordischen und altirischen Literatur
Content:
Bodies and their role in cultural discourse have been a constant focus in the humanities and social sciences in recent years, but comparatively few studies exist about Old Norse-Icelandic or early Irish literature. This study aims to redress this imbalance and presents carefully contextualised close readings of medieval texts. The chapters focus on the role of bodies in mediality discourse in various contexts: that of identity in relation to ideas about self and other, of inscribed and marked skin and of natural bodily matters such as defecation, urination and menstruation. By carefully discussing the sources in their cultural contexts, it becomes apparent that medieval Scandinavian and early Irish texts present their very own ideas about bodies and their role in structuring the narrated worlds of the texts. The study presents one of the first systematic examinations of bodies in these two literary traditions in terms of body criticism and emphasises the ingenuity and complexity of medieval texts.
Note:
Hinweis auf Vorlage einer Dissertation im Vorwort, Angaben 4204 und 3210 von Universitätshomepage
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Dissertation Universität Zürich 2015
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Frontmatter -- -- Contents -- -- Preface -- -- 1. Introduction -- -- 2. Speak for Yourself! Expressive Mediality and the Self -- -- 3. I am the Other – Who are You? Expressive Mediality and the Other -- -- 4. Scratching the Surface: Reading Bodies in Transmissive Mediality -- -- 5. The Need to Need: Natural Bodily Matters in Mediality Discourse -- -- 6. Concluding Matters -- -- 7. List of Abbreviations -- -- Index
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110455380
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Künzler, Sarah, 1984 - Flesh and word Berlin : De Gruyter, 2016 ISBN 3110455382
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110455380
Additional Edition:
Available in another form ISBN 978-3-11-045538-0
Language:
English
Subjects:
Scandinavian Studies
Keywords:
Altnordisch
;
Irisch
;
Literatur
;
Körper
;
Geschichte 800-1500
;
Altnordisch
;
Irisch
;
Körper
;
Literatur
;
Geschichte 800-1500
;
Hochschulschrift
DOI:
10.1515/9783110455878
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