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Autore |
Overing Gillian R. <1952-> |
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Titolo |
Landscape of desire [[electronic resource] ] : partial stories of the medieval Scandinavian world / / Gillian R. Overing and Marijane Osborn |
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1994 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (173 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Comparative literature - English (Old) and Scandinavian |
Comparative literature - Scandinavian and English (Old) |
Epic poetry, English (Old) - History and criticism |
Geography, Medieval, in literature |
Literary landmarks - Scandinavia |
Landscapes in literature |
Electronic books. |
Scandinavia In literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-133) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Mapping Beowulf; 2. Geography in the Reader; 3. The Saga of the Saga; Notes; Works Cited; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The exhilarating journey of two female scholars is described in this book, which describes their travels as they follow Beowulf's sea route and explore legendary sites from the Icelandic sagas. |
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