UID:
almafu_9959233427602883
Format:
1 online resource (236 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-299-20098-2
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0-7083-2354-5
Series Statement:
Arthurian literature in the Middle Ages ; 5
Content:
The book introduces the reader to the stories about King Arthur and his knights and the lovers Tristan and Isolt that flourished in the Scandinavian countries-in Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden-in the Middle Ages and in early modern times. The versions of the Arthurian legend that were popular in the North were translations of mostly French literature. Although they were similar to their sources in many respects, the stories nonetheless underwent change in order to appeal to a culturally quite different audience in the North.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Preface; Introduction; The Introduction of the Arthurian Legend in Scandinavia; Sources, Translations, Redactions, Manuscript Transmission; Breta sögur and Merlínússpá; The Tristan Legend; The Translated Lais; The Old Norse-Icelandic Transmission of Chrétien de Troyes's Romances:Ívens saga, Erex saga, Parcevals saga with Valvens þáttr; The Old Swedish Hærra Ivan Leons riddare; Arthurian Echoes in Indigenous Icelandic Sagas; Arthurian Ballads, rímur, Chapbooks and Folktales; Arthurian Literature in East Slavic; General Bibliography; Index of Manuscripts; General Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-78316-787-4
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-7083-2353-7
Language:
English
