Scenes of a sexual nature : theorising representations of sex and the sexual body in the sagas of the Icelanders

This thesis considers depictions of and discourse around sexual activity in the Íslendingasögur (the sagas of the Icelanders), also drawing on Eddic poetry, the samtíðarsögur (contemporary sagas), fornaldarsögur (legendary sagas) and riddarasögur (chivalric sagas) to give a broader view of sex...

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Main Author: Keens, L. A.
Published: University College London (University of London) 2016
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.763143