Nordic Sagas As Children's Literature : Victorian and Edwardian Retellings in Words and Pictures.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richmond, Velma Bourgeois.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Old Norse literature--Appreciation--Great Britain.

Old Norse literature.

Old Norse literature--Adaptations.

Children's literature, English--History and criticism.

Children's literature, English.

Children--Books and reading--Great Britain--History.

Children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (380 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

2023.

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2023.

Summary:

"This book examines translations of Icelandic sagas and the Victorian and Edwardian children's literature that they inspired, some of which are canonical while others are forgotten. It covers contributions from authors like William Morris, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Thomas Gray, Walter Scott, H. Rider Haggard, W.H. Auden, John Greenleef Whittier and more. In lavish volumes and modest schoolbooks, British and American writers claimed Nordic heritage and explored Nordic traditions. The sagas offered a rich and wide-ranging source for these authors: Volsunga saga's Sigurd the dragon slayer; King Olaf's saga includes the compelling theme of opposing Nordic Gods and Christianity; Frithiof provides a model of headstrong youth beset with unfair opposition and lost love; Grettir and Njal tell of men who accepted fate and met conflict and enemies unflichingly; Nordic women like Aslaug, Gudrida, Hallberga and Hervar exerted remarkable influence; and Eric the Red and Leif the Lucky provided Americans with a Nordic heritage of discovery."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1. Contexts and Criticisms

Part 2. Nordic Sagas as Children's Literature

Part 3. Schoolbooks.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Richmond, Velma Bourgeois Nordic Sagas As Children's Literature

ISBN:

1-4766-4978-2