Description: Monsters and the Monstrous in Medieval Northwest Europe, Paperback by Olsen, K. E. (EDT); Houwen, L. A. J. R. (EDT), ISBN 9042910070, ISBN-13 9789042910072, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The essays in this book examine various manifestations of monstrosity in the early literatures of England, Ireland and Scandinavia. The dates of the texts discussed range from the eighth to the thirteenth centuries and were written either in Latin or in one of the vernaculars. The present contributions shed light on the physical, mental and metaphysical qualities that characterize medieval monsters in general. How do such creatures relate to accepted physical norms? How do their behaviours deviate from established cultural practices? How can their presence in both fictional and non-fictional texts be explained either in terms of a textual tradition or as a response to actual events? Such issues are examined from literary, philological, theological, and historical points of view in order to provide a thorough, multifaceted depiction of the sub- and supernatural monsters of medieval Northwest Europe.
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Book Title: Monsters and the Monstrous in Medieval Northwest Europe
Number of Pages: 177 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Peeters Publishers & Booksellers
Publication Year: 2001
Topic: Medieval, General, European / Scandinavian, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Europe / Medieval
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Literary Criticism, Literary Collections, History
Item Weight: 37.2 Oz
Author: L. A. J. R. Houwen
Book Series: Mediaevalia Groningana Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
