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

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Bandlien, Bjørn, 1972-
Uniform title:	Å finne den rette. English
Imprint:	Turnhout : Brepols ; Abingdon : Marston [distributor], 2005.
Description:	345 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Medieval texts and cultures of Northern Europe
Subject:	Civilization, Medieval. Social history -- Medieval, 500-1500. Middle Ages. 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. Courtship. Courtship in literature. Man-woman relationships. Man-woman relationships in literature. Marriage. Marriage in literature. Old Norse literature. Iceland. Norway. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5783914

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ISBN:	2503521630
Notes:	Translation of Å finne den rette : kjærlighet, individ og samfunn in norrøn middelalder (Oslo : Norske Historiske Forening, 2001). Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Preface
List of Abbreviations
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Divine Love and Heroic Consent
Chapter 3. The Female Gaze on the Norwegian hir[characters not reproducible]
Chapter 4. Dangerous Liaisons
Chapter 5. The Poetic Discourse of Love
Chapter 6. A New Scenery for Love
Chapter 7. The Introduction and Early Reception of Consensual Marriage, c. 1160-1230
Chapter 8. Courtly Love and Holy Matrimony
Chapter 9. Bridal Quest in Iceland
Chapter 10. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

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