From Iceland to the Americas Vinland and historical imagination

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Synopsis

This volume investigates the reception of a small historical fact with wide-ranging social, cultural and imaginative consequences. Inspired by Leif Eiriksson’s visit to Vinland in about the year 1000, novels, poetry, history, politics, arts and crafts, comics, films and video games have all come to reflect rising interest in the medieval Norse and their North American presence. Uniquely in reception studies, From Iceland to the Americas approaches this dynamic between Nordic history and its reception by bringing together international authorities on mythology, language, film and cultural studies, as well as on the literature that has dominated critical reception. Collectively, the chapters not only explore the connections among medieval Iceland and the modern Americas, but also probe why medieval contact has become a modern cultural touchstone.

Book details

Series:
Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture
Author:
Tim William Machan and JóN Karl Helgason
ISBN:
9781526128775
Related ISBNs:
9781526128751, 9781526128768
Publisher:
Manchester University Press
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2024-11-02
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2020
Copyright by:
N Karl Helgason 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Language Arts, Literature and Fiction