Buch, Englisch, 206 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 459 g
Homegrown Stereotypes and Foreign Influences
Buch, Englisch, 206 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 459 g
Reihe: Routledge Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture
ISBN: 978-0-367-68339-9
Verlag: Routledge
This book explores accounts in the Sagas of Icelanders of encounters with foreign peoples, both abroad and in Iceland, who are portrayed according to stereotypes which vary depending on their origins. Notably, inhabitants of the places identified in the sagas as Írland, Skotland and Vínland are portrayed as being less civilized than the Icelanders themselves. This book explores the ways in which the Íslendingasögur emphasize this relative barbarity through descriptions of diet, material culture, style of warfare and character. These characteristics are discussed in relation to parallel descriptions of Icelandic characters and lifestyle within the Íslendingasögur, and also in the context of a tradition in contemporary European literature, which portrayed the Icelanders themselves as barbaric. Comparisons are made with descriptions of barbarians in classical Roman texts, primarily Sallust, but also Caesar and Tacitus, showing striking similarities between Roman and Icelandic ideas about barbarians.
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Mittelalterliche, neuzeitliche Archäologie (Europa)
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Skandinavische Literaturen
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Kinder- und Jugendliteratur, Märchen, Mythen, Sagen
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Europäische Literatur
Weitere Infos & Material
Ancient Icelandic Other
Barbarians
Food and Diet from Iceland to Vínland
Prestige and Prejudice: Material Culture
The Barbarian’s Guide to Battle
Meeting the Other
Conclusions
Appendix: Barbarians in the Íslendingasögur