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Nordic sagas as children's literature : Victorian and Edwardian retellings in words and pictures
- Title
- Nordic sagas as children's literature : Victorian and Edwardian retellings in words and pictures / Velma Bourgeois Richmond.
- Author
- Richmond, Velma Bourgeois
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2023]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PT7166.E6 R53 2023 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- vii, 371 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- "This book examines translations of Icelandic sagas and the Victorian and Edwardian children's literature that they inspired, some of which are canonical while others are forgotten. It covers contributions from authors like William Morris, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Thomas Gray, Walter Scott, H. Rider Haggard, W.H. Auden, John Greenleef Whittier and more. In lavish volumes and modest schoolbooks, British and American writers claimed Nordic heritage and explored Nordic traditions. The sagas offered a rich and wide-ranging source for these authors: Volsunga saga's Sigurd the dragon slayer; King Olaf's saga includes the compelling theme of opposing Nordic Gods and Christianity; Frithiof provides a model of headstrong youth beset with unfair opposition and lost love; Grettir and Njal tell of men who accepted fate and met conflict and enemies unflichingly; Nordic women like Aslaug, Gudrida, Hallberga and Hervar exerted remarkable influence; and Eric the Red and Leif the Lucky provided Americans with a Nordic heritage of discovery."--
- Subject
- Old Norse literature > Appreciation > Great Britain
- Old Norse literature > Adaptations
- Children's literature, English > History and criticism
- Children > Books and reading > History. > Great Britain
- Littérature vieux norroise > Appréciation > Grande-Bretagne
- Littérature de jeunesse anglaise > Histoire et critique
- Enfants > Livres et lecture > Histoire. > Grande-Bretagne
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Part 1. Contexts and criticisms. -- English translations -- British writers celebrate the North -- American heritage -- Part 2. Nordic sagas as children's literature. -- World collections -- European collections -- Books of Nordic stories -- Nordic favorite heroes -- Part 3. Schoolbooks. -- Wide-ranging schoolbooks -- Schoolbooks of Nordic sagas.
- ISBN
- 9781476691633
- 1476691630
- 9781476649788 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2023026864
- 99994546765
- OCLC
- on1378091823
- 1378091823
- SCSB-14624053
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries