310円 The Younger Edda, also known as Snorre's Edda or The Prose Edda, stands as a monumental work of medieval Icelandic literature, first compiled in the early 13th century by the renowned saga writer Snorri Sturluson. This text is an essential source of Norse mythology, offering not only a systematic...

2,023円 On the face of it, Gabriel Axel's Babette's Feast (1989) is a film in which the eyes – and mouths – of religious zealots are opened to the glories of the sensual world. It is a critique of what Nietzsche called life-denying religion in favour of life-affirming sensuality. But to view the film in ...

150円 In "Essays on Scandinavian Literature," Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen presents a profound exploration of the rich literary tapestry of Scandinavia, spotlighting its diverse cultural narratives and artistic expressions. The essays are characterized by their eloquent prose and analytical depth, reflecting...

150円 In "The Influence of Old Norse Literature on English Literature," Conrad Hjalmar Nordby delves into the intricate web of literary connections that trace the impact of Old Norse narratives on the development of English literary traditions. Employing a comparative literary approach, Nordby examines...

17,246円 This volume investigates the reception of a small historical fact with wide-ranging social, cultural and imaginative consequences. Inspired by Leif Eiriksson’s visit to Vinland in about the year 1000, novels, poetry, history, politics, arts and crafts, comics, films and video games have all come ...

390円 In "Ludvig Holberg, The Founder of Norwegian Literature and an Oxford Student," S. C. Hammer delves into the life and works of Ludvig Holberg, an essential figure in the establishment of Norwegian literary heritage. The book intricately weaves biographical details with literary analysis, showcasi...

17,246円 This book provocatively argues that much of what English writers of the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries remembered about medieval English geography, history, religion and literature, they remembered by means of medieval and modern Scandinavia. These memories, in turn, figured in ...

5,207円 What is often termed 'Nordic Noir' has dominated detective fiction, film and television internationally for over two decades. But what are the parameters of this genre, both historically and geographically? What is noirish and what is northern about Nordic noir? The foreword and coda in this volu...

4,710円 The national folk epic of Finland is here presented in an English translation that is both scholarly and eminently readable. To avoid the imprecision and metrical monotony of earlier verse translations, Francis Magoun has used prose, printed line for line as in the original so that repetitions, p...

5,448円 'Beowulf', one of the earliest poems in the English language, recounts a tale of heroism played out against the backdrop of Scandinavia in the 5th to 6th centuries AD. And yet, this Old English verse narrative set in Scandinavia is – a little surprisingly, perhaps – populated with names of German...

18,163円 In Hans Christian Andersen in American Literary Criticism of the Nineteenth Century, Herbert Rowland argues that the literary criticism accompanying the publication of Hans Christian Andersen’s works in the United States compares favorably in scope, perceptiveness, and chronological coverage with...

200円 This Work contains an active table of contents (HTML), which makes reading easier to make it more enjoyable. 125 of the most famous, classic fairy tales. Includes The Ugly Duckling, The Toad, The Emperor's New Suit, The Ice Maiden, Thumbelina, The Princess and the Pea, The Snow Queen, and many, m...