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Strategies of passion : love and marriage in medieval Iceland and Norway

Title
Strategies of passion : love and marriage in medieval Iceland and Norway / by Bjørn Bandlien ; translated by Betsy van der Hoek.
Author
Bandlien, Bjørn, 1972-
Publication
Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols ; [Abingdon] : [Marston, distributor], 2005.

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Description
xiv, 345 pages; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Medieval texts and cultures of Northern Europe
Uniform Title
Medieval texts and cultures of Northern Europe.
Subject
  • To 1500
  • Geschichte 900-1350
  • Marriage > Norway > History > To 1500
  • Marriage > Iceland > History > To 1500
  • Man-woman relationships > Norway > History > To 1500
  • Man-woman relationships > Iceland > History > To 1500
  • Courtship > Norway > History > To 1500
  • Courtship > Iceland > History > To 1500
  • Old Norse literature > History and criticism
  • Marriage in literature
  • Man-woman relationships in literature
  • Courtship in literature
  • Dating (Social customs) in literature
  • Dating (Social customs) in literature
  • Courtship
  • Courtship in literature
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Man-woman relationships in literature
  • Marriage
  • Marriage in literature
  • Old Norse literature
  • Literatur
  • Liebe Motiv
  • Liebe
  • Ehe
  • Liefde
  • Individu en samenleving
  • Middeleeuwen
  • Iceland
  • Norway
  • Norwegen
  • Island
  • Altnordisch
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • History
Note
  • This translation originally published: Oslo: Norwegian Historical Association, 2001.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language (note)
  • Translated from the Norwegian.
Contents
Introduction -- Divine love and heroic consent -- The female gaze on the Norwegian hiro -- Dangerous liaisons -- The poetic discourse of love -- A new scenery for love -- The introduction and early reception of consensual marriage, c. 1160-1230 -- Courtly love and holy matrimony -- Bridal quest in Iceland -- Conclusion.
ISBN
  • 2503521630
  • 9782503521633
LCCN
2006382058
OCLC
  • ocm62133408
  • 62133408
  • SCSB-1378054
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library