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Opere di Kirsten Wolf

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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas (1909) — Introduzione, alcune edizioni1,480 copie

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Informazioni generali

Nome canonico
Wolf, Kirsten
Sesso
female
Luogo di nascita
Denmark
Istruzione
University of Iceland (BA, Icelandic and Norwegian)
University College London (MA, Scandinavian Languages)
University College London (PhD, Scandinavian Languages)
Attività lavorative
Skandinavist
professor
editor
translator
Organizzazioni
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Breve biografia
[from University of Wisconsin, Madison website]
I am a Professor and Torger Thompson Chair. I currently serve as chair of the Department of Art History. I am a native of Denmark. I received my M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Scandinavian languages from University College London and my B.A. Hons. in Icelandic and Norwegian at the University of Iceland. I joined the Department in the fall of 2001, where I teach a variety of courses on Old Norse-Icelandic langauge and literature and Scandinavian linguistics. I have published several books. The most recent are Vikings: An Encyclopedia of Conflict, Invasions, and Raids (with Tristan Mueller-Vollmer) (2022), Saints and their Legacies in Medieval Iceland (ed. with Dario Bullitta) (2021), and the 6-volume A Cultural History of Color (2021), of which Carole P. Biggam and I served as co-general editors and edited the volumes on Medieval and Enlightenment. I am currently putting the final touches on The Priest's Eye: AM 672 4to in the Arnamagnaean Collection, which is to appear in the series Manuscripta Nordica: Early Nordic Manuscripts in Digital Facsimile. In addition to books, I have translated a number of Sagas of Icelanders into Danish and published approximately 90 articles on a variety of topics within the field of Old Norse-Icelandic, including editions of religious texts, non-verbal communication, gender dysphoria, color terms, and illnesses.

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This book provides an interesting look at the everyday life of people in the Viking Age, with chapters on domestic life, religion, economics and political life. It is obvious that the author knows her subject well and has done a lot of research. However, the book suffers from a lack of narrative...it's a collection of well-presented facts, but is more of a textbook than a nonfiction work for a general readership.
 
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LynnB | Jun 19, 2017 |
An excellent introduction to the material culture of the Viking people.
 
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talkingdog | Jun 3, 2009 |

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20
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Utenti
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Popolarità
#144,062
Voto
½ 3.7
Recensioni
2
ISBN
34
Lingue
5

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