Sharing story : Medieval Norse-English literary relationships
- Responsibility
- by Paul Beekman Taylor.
- Imprint
- New York : AMS Press, c1998.
- Physical description
- 281 p. ; 24 cm.
- Series
- AMS studies in the Middle Ages no. 25.
Description
Creators/Contributors
- Author/Creator
- Taylor, Paul Beekman, 1930-
Contents/Summary
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-272) and index.
- Publisher's summary
-
This study reveals the popular culture of medieval England as a recognizable blend of Norse, Celtic, French and native English traditions that conceal essential distinctions of language and ideology.
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Subjects
- Subjects
- Beowulf.
- English literature > Old English, ca. 450-1100 > History and criticism.
- English literature > Old Norse influences.
- English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism.
- Epic poetry, English (Old) > History and criticism.
- Literature, Medieval > History and criticism.
- Old Norse literature > Appreciation > England.
- Mythology, Norse, in literature.
- Germanic peoples in literature.
- Europe, Northern > In literature.
Bibliographic information
- Publication date
- 1998
- Series
- AMS Studies in the Middle Ages ; no. 25
- ISBN
- 0404641652
- 9780404641658
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