Una maschera di morte: musica, danza e nágríma nella Bósa saga ok Herrauðs ...
This article aims to analyse a wedding dance mentioned in the Bósa saga ok Herrauðs, a Norse text whose oldest surviving codices were composed in Iceland in the late 14th century. The dance performance was combined with the melodies of a harpist, whose identity was concealed by a mask made of human...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | Italian |
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Mantichora. Italian Journal of Performance Studies
2023
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.13129/2240-5380/12.2022.35-44 https://cab.unime.it/journals/index.php/IJPS/article/view/3682 |
| Summary: | This article aims to analyse a wedding dance mentioned in the Bósa saga ok Herrauðs, a Norse text whose oldest surviving codices were composed in Iceland in the late 14th century. The dance performance was combined with the melodies of a harpist, whose identity was concealed by a mask made of human skin. The contribution will then explore the relationship between the macabre disguise and the performance, highlighting the peculiar features of the choreomusical ritual. ... : Mantichora. Italian Journal of Performance Studies, Vol 12 (2022) ... |
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