LEADER 03272nam 2200589 450 001 9910467393803321 005 20200917021826.0 010 $a3-11-045542-0 010 $a3-11-045587-0 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110455878 035 $a(CKB)3850000000000994 035 $a(EBL)4714790 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4714790 035 $a(DE-B1597)460499 035 $a(OCoLC)958055485 035 $a(OCoLC)968128021 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110455878 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4714790 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11279382 035 $a(OCoLC)957609525 035 $a(EXLCZ)993850000000000994 100 $a20161227h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aFlesh and word $ereading bodies in Old Norse-Icelandic and early Irish literature /$fSarah Ku?nzler 210 1$aBerlin, [Germany] ;$aBoston, Massachusetts :$cDe Gruyter,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (460 p.) 225 1 $aTrends in Medieval Philology,$x1612-443X ;$vVolume 31 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-11-045538-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $t1. Introduction -- $t2. Speak for Yourself! Expressive Mediality and the Self -- $t3. I am the Other - Who are You? Expressive Mediality and the Other -- $t4. Scratching the Surface: Reading Bodies in Transmissive Mediality -- $t5. The Need to Need: Natural Bodily Matters in Mediality Discourse -- $t6. Concluding Matters -- $t7. List of Abbreviations -- $tIndex 330 $aBodies and their role in cultural discourse have been a constant focus in the humanities and social sciences in recent years, but comparatively few studies exist about Old Norse-Icelandic or early Irish literature. This study aims to redress this imbalance and presents carefully contextualised close readings of medieval texts. The chapters focus on the role of bodies in mediality discourse in various contexts: that of identity in relation to ideas about self and other, of inscribed and marked skin and of natural bodily matters such as defecation, urination and menstruation. By carefully discussing the sources in their cultural contexts, it becomes apparent that medieval Scandinavian and early Irish texts present their very own ideas about bodies and their role in structuring the narrated worlds of the texts. The study presents one of the first systematic examinations of bodies in these two literary traditions in terms of body criticism and emphasises the ingenuity and complexity of medieval texts. 410 0$aTrends in medieval philology ;$vVolume 31. 606 $aOld Norse literature$xHistory and criticism 606 $aLiterature, Medieval$xThemes, motives 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aOld Norse literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aLiterature, Medieval$xThemes, motives. 676 $a839.609 700 $aKu?nzler$b Sarah$01035880 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910467393803321 996 $aFlesh and word$92455821 997 $aUNINA