1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910511476403321

Autore

Boyer Tina Marie

Titolo

The giant hero in medieval literature / / by Tina Marie Boyer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

90-04-31641-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Collana

Explorations in Medieval Culture, , 2352-0299 ; ; Volume 2

Disciplina

809.93352

Soggetti

German literature - Middle High German, 1050-1500 - History and criticism

Giants in literature

Heroes in literature

Outsiders in literature

Arthurian romances - History and criticism

French literature - To 1500 - History and criticism

Civilization, Medieval, in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 The Giant in the Medieval Mind -- 2 The Monster from the Outside -- 3 Misplaced Loyalties and Evil Minions -- 4 A Fighter for Court and Hero -- 5 Of Monstrous Courts and Heroes -- 6 The Questing Giant -- Conclusion -- Figures -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

In The Giant Hero in Medieval Literature Tina Boyer counters the monstrous status of giants by arguing that they are more broadly legible than traditionally believed. Building on an initial analysis of St. Augustine’s City of God , Bernard of Clairvaux’s deliberations on monsters and marvels, and readings in Tomasin von Zerclaere’s Welsche Gast provide insights into the spectrum of antagonistic and heroic roles that giants play in the courtly realm. This approach places the figure of the giant within the cultural and religious confines of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and allows an in-depth analysis of epics and romances through political, social, religious, and gender



identities tied to the figure of the giant. Sources range from German to French, English, and Iberian works.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910707859303321

Autore

Cannon Helen L. <1911-1996, >

Titolo

Geochemistry of rocks and related soils and vegetation in the Yellow Cat area, Grand County, Utah / / by Helen L. Cannon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, , 1964

Washington, D.C. : , : Government Printing Office

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 127 pages, 3 pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, charts, photographs

Collana

Geological Survey bulletin ; ; 1176

Soggetti

Petrology - Utah - Grand County

Geochemistry - Utah - Grand County

Geochemical prospecting - Utah - Grand County

Ore deposits - Utah - Grand County

Geochemical prospecting

Geochemistry

Ore deposits

Petrology

Utah Grand County

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed July 24, 2014).

"Prepared on behalf of the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-122) and index.