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Landscape of desire : partial stories of the medieval Scandinavian world / Gillian R. Overing and Marijane Osborn.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Overing, Gillian R., 1952-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Comparative literature--English (Old) and Scandinavian.
- Comparative literature.
- Comparative literature--Scandinavian and English (Old).
- Epic poetry, English (Old)--History and criticism.
- Epic poetry, English (Old).
- Geography, Medieval, in literature.
- Literary landmarks--Scandinavia.
- Literary landmarks.
- Landscapes in literature.
- Scandinavia--In literature.
- Scandinavia.
- Beowulf.
- Overing, Gillian R., 1952---Travel--Scandinavia.
- Overing, Gillian R.
- Osborn, Marijane--Travel--Scandinavia.
- Osborn, Marijane.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (173 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1994.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Mapping Beowulf; 2. Geography in the Reader; 3. The Saga of the Saga; Notes; Works Cited; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-133) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8166-8561-4
- OCLC:
- 476093584
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