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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Robert Rix (Copenhagen University, Denmark)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Volume: 11 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781138820869ISBN 10: 1138820865 Pages: 214 Publication Date: 19 November 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Ethnogenesis and the ‘Out-of-Scandinavia’ Legend 2. The Goths and the Legend of Scandza 3. Ethnic History and the Origin of Nations 4. Ancestral Rhetoric in Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People 5. Northumbrian Angels in Rome: Religion, Race and Politics in the Anecdote of St Gregory 6. Scandinavian Ancestors in Anglo-Saxon Texts 7. Danes and Geatas: Heroes of the Legendary NorthReviewsThrough sound, comprehensive research and analysis, Rix successfully unfolds plausible geographical, cultural, and political aspects of a topos that originates as an expression of alterity as much as a historical reality. Summing Up: Recommended. - A. P. Church, CHOICE Author InformationRobert W. Rix is Associate Professor in the Department of English, Germanic, and Romance Studies at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He is the author of the book William Blake and the Cultures of Radical Christianity (2007) and is chief editor of Romantik – Journal for the Study of Romanticisms. In recent years, Rix has written a number of articles on the use of Norse mythology in British fiction, and he has published an anthology on Norse tradition in English poetry. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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