Bad Boys and Wicked Women
Antagonists and Troublemakers in Old Norse Literature
Zusammenfassung
This volume assembles 13 essays as the result of a workshop for international doctoral and post-doctoral researchers in Old Norse studies, which was held at the Institute for Nordic Philology at LMU in Munich in December 2015. The contributions’ focus lies on different aspects of ›bad‹ or ›evil‹ characters in saga literature, and they give testimony to the broad literary variety such figures display in Old Norse texts. The “Antagonists and Troublemakers in Old Norse Literature” are here explored in their diversity, ranging from their literary psychology to their characteristics which often challenge gender norms. The contributions discuss the narrative strategies of presenting these characters to the audience, both positively and negatively. Furthermore, they analyse how the central paradox of evil and its dependence on context is realised in various ways in Old Norse literature.
Reihe
Münchner Nordistische Studien - Band 27
Schlagworte
Dream Interpreters Faroe Islands Iceland Island Narrative Expectations Outlaw Sagas Samiland Völsungs St Olav Theft Trickster- 5–6 Preface 5–6
- 415–418 The Authors 415–418
- 419–422 Index 419–422