Clark Children’s Literature and Old Norse Medievalism

1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-80270-146-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 217 Seiten

Reihe: Arc Medievalist

This book explores the ways contemporary authors respond to and transform key aspects of Old Norse history and viking culture for young twenty-first-century audiences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Clark, David

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Volkskunde: Sitten, Traditionen, Mythen, Legenden
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Europäische Literatur
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie des Brauchtums und der Traditionen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Kinder- und Jugendliteratur, Märchen, Mythen, Sagen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction: The End Chapter 2: Age-Related Categories Chapter 3: Generic Categories Chapter 4: Transformational Fantasy Chapter 5: Horned Helmets and Comic Anachronism Chapter 6: Viking Reputation Chapter 7: Runes and Magic Chapter 8: The Power of Story Chapter 9: Race and Ethnicity Chapter 10: Heroism Chapter 11: Viking Masculinity Chapter 12: Viking Femininity Chapter 13: Viking Sex and Gender Chapter 14: Bowdlerization Chapter 15: Sexuality Chapter 16: Ecological Threat Chapter 17: Norse Medievalism in Alan Early’s Father of Lies Trilogy Chapter 18: Avoiding the End of Days: K. L. Armstrong and M. A. Marr’s Blackwell Pages Chapter 19: Rick Riordan’s Magnus Chase Series and Norse Medievalism Chapter 20: Conclusion Select Bibliography of Frequently Cited Works

Über Autor(innen)

David Clark is the author of three monographs, four edited collections, and a crime novel, and for many years taught and researched medieval literatures, gender and sexuality studies, creative writing, and contemporary medievalism. He currently teaches Musical Theatre and vocal repertoire sessions for London College of Music, and writes and sings around Manchester.