Romance and Love in Late Medieval and Early Modern Iceland: Essays in Honor of Marianne Kalinke

Islandica LIV"The world of romance, whether secular or sacred, is often fraught with difficulties. Lovers are parted and have to struggle to be reunited, monsters or evil stepmothers have to be defeated, and the strength of one's devotion to God or the Virgin Mary has to be demonstrated. Scholars of medieval romance themselves often encounter a thicket of theoretical or philological thorns to wade through, but as all lovers of a good romance know,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0935995153
• ISBN13: 9780935995152
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Cornell University Library
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher