Home | Business News | Browse by Publication | S | Scandinavian Studies

Helene Tetrel. La Chanson des Saxons et sa reception norroise: Avatars de la matiere epique.

Publication: Scandinavian Studies
Publication Date: 22-JUN-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Helene Tetrel. La Chanson des Saxons et sa reception norroise: Avatars de la matiere epique.(Book review)

Article Excerpt
Helene Tetrel. La Chanson des Saxons et sa reception norroise: Avatars de la matiere epique. Orleans: Paradigme, 2006.

The ostensible purpose of Helene Tetrel's fine book La Chanson des Saxons et sa reception norroise: Avatars de la matiere epique is to explore the relationships between the two complete versions of the legend of the war of the Saxons: Jean Bodel's Chanson des Saisnes and the Kalamagnussaga. Tetrel's hope is that by exploring the avenues through which the legend was transmitted, transcribed, and transposed by various authors and copyists that the nature of textual transmission and its complex web within a culture and among different societies might be elucidated. While Tetrel demonstrates a firm grasp of both the Norse and the French texts and their variants, her work would benefit from a more thorough theoretical foundation along with a more focused and logical examination of the texts...

View this article FREE - Now for a Limited Time, try Goliath Business News
Free for 3 Days!



More articles from Scandinavian Studies
Matthias Legner. Faderneslandets ratta beskrivning: Motet mellan antik..., December 22, 2007
Pal Bjorby, Alvhild Dvergsdal, and Idar Stegane, eds.: Ibsen on the Cu..., December 22, 2007
Knut Hamsun. Growth of the Soil.(Book review), December 22, 2007
Sten Rentzhog. Open Air Museums: The History and Future of a Visionary..., December 22, 2007
C. Claire Thomson, ed.: Northern Constellations: New Readings in Nordi..., June 22, 2007

Looking for additional articles?
Search our database of over 3 million articles.

Looking for more in-depth information on this industry?
Search our complete database of Industry & Market reports by text, subject, publication name or publication date.

About Goliath
Whether you're looking for sales prospects, competitive information, company analysis or best practices in managing your organization, Goliath can help you meet your business needs.

Our extensive business information databases empower business professionals with both the breadth and depth of credible, authoritative information they need to support their business goals. Whether it be strategic planning, sales prospecting, company research or defining management best practices - Goliath is your leading source for accurate information.