Bücher der Reihe Garland Medieval Casebooks

This collection of applies significant critical approaches to the mythological poetry of the Poetic Edda, a principal source for Old Norse cosmography and the legends of Odin, Loki, and Thor. It also provides useful introductions that sketch the critical history of the Eddas. By applying new theoretical approaches (feminist, structuralist, post-structuralist) to each of the major poems, this book yields a variety of powerful and convincing readings. An essential collection of scholarship for any Old Norse course, The Poetic Edda will also be of interest to scholars of Indo-European myth, as well as those who study the theory of myth.

The book's original essays examine the religious experience of historical holy mothers and saints and how these women were perceived by their communities and their biographers.

This collection of twelve original essays by European and American scholars, offers some of the latest research in three broad areas of medieval history: marriage, children and family ties.

This casebook is an overview of the state of Christine de Pizan studies and a collection of new research in the field.

Regional Cuisine in Medieval Europe explores the regional and interregional influences on food production and consumption during the Middle Ages.

This unique collection of essays introduces significant critical approaches to the mythological poetry of the Poetic Edda - a principal source for Old Norse cosmology and the legends of Odin, Loki and Thor.

This significant critical anthology explores the life of Anne Komnene, the Byzantine context in which she wrote, and the impact of the Alexiad on her times and on subsequent historical works of literature.

Although courtly literature is often associated with a chivalrous and idyllic life, the essays in this collection demonstrate that the quest for love in medieval courtly literature was underpinned by violence.

First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.