Avis Robert John Roy, The social mythology of medieval Icelandic literature

Avis Robert John Roy, The social mythology of medieval Icelandic literature, Thèse de doctorat soutenue en 2011, (dir. H. O'Donoghue, Université d'Oxford) Résumé/abstract : This thesis argues that the corpus of Old Norse-Icelandic literature which pertains to Iceland contains an intertextu...

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Published: Mondes normands médiévaux 2014
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Online Access:http://mnm.hypotheses.org/563
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Summary:Avis Robert John Roy, The social mythology of medieval Icelandic literature, Thèse de doctorat soutenue en 2011, (dir. H. O'Donoghue, Université d'Oxford) Résumé/abstract : This thesis argues that the corpus of Old Norse-Icelandic literature which pertains to Iceland contains an intertextual narrative of the formation of Icelandic identity. An analysis of this narrative provides an opportunity to examine the relationship between literature and identity, as well as the potency of the artistic .