Brian McMahon, The role of the storyteller in Old Norse literature

Brian McMahon, The role of the storyteller in Old Norse literature, Thèse de doctorat soutenue en 2017 (Université d’ Oxford) Résumé/abstract : This thesis examines the figure of the oral storyteller as depicted in various Old Norse literary sources written down during the High Middle Ages, the majo...

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Language:French
Published: Mondes normands médiévaux 2018
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Online Access:http://mnm.hypotheses.org/3651
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Summary:Brian McMahon, The role of the storyteller in Old Norse literature, Thèse de doctorat soutenue en 2017 (Université d’ Oxford) Résumé/abstract : This thesis examines the figure of the oral storyteller as depicted in various Old Norse literary sources written down during the High Middle Ages, the majority in Iceland, between the mid-twelfth and early fourteenth centuries. It comprises a literary-critical discussion of how storytellers and the art of storytelling are imagined, interpreted and r.