National identity and conversion through medieval romance : The case of Hrafn Gunnlaugsson's film "Í skugga hrafnsins" (In the shadow of the raven)

Blending elements of Icelandic saga (Njal's Saga, Laxdaela Saga) and late medieval Arthurian romance (the Icelandic version of the Tristan legend), director Hrafn Gunnlaugsson troubles the question of heroic allegiance in relation to national identity, religion (Christianity as opposed to belie...

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Main Authors: Chance, Jane, Weinstein, Jessica
Other Authors: Skandinavistik / Universität Tübingen
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: Universität Tübingen 2004
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10900/46210
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:21-opus-10724