Lost in Translation? A Comparative Analysis of Love and Emotion in Yvain ou Le Chevalier au Lion and Ívens saga

• Main Author: Teeter, Kathryn, 1991-
• Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Íslensk miðaldafræði; Ívens saga; Riddarasögur; Tilfinningar; Norway; Chevalier; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/36988

While medieval French romances are full of emotive language and detailed descriptions expressly addressing character’s emotional states, Old Norse and Old Norse-Icelandic texts are considered to be lacking in comparison. This view is incorrect, as there is plenty of emotion waiting to be inferred ju...