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Aesthetics of Protestantism in Northern Europe – Exploring the field This book explores the aesthetic consequences of Protestantism in Scandinavia. Fourteen case studies from the sixteenth to the twenty-first century discuss five abstract and trans-historical…
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From pseudo-relatives to causative constructions: Scandinavian languages as a case study This volume proposes a novel structural analysis for causative constructions, offering a solution for the long-standing mono/bi-clausal dualism. Causatives are claimed to instantiate a…
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Loanwords and native words in Old and Middle Icelandic: A study in the history and dynamics of the Icelandic medieval lexicon, from the twelfth century to 1550 Anyone familiar with the Modern Icelandic language will…
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Dating the Old Norse Poetic Edda: A multifactorial analysis of linguistic features This book offers new dating of the poems of the Old Norse Poetic Edda, perhaps our best sources about the mythology and legends…
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Animal-human relationships in Medieval Iceland: from farm-settlement to sagas Domestic animals played a range of roles in the imaginative world of medieval Icelanders: from partners in settlement and household allies, to violent offenders, foster-kin and…
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Here you can keep up to date with the latest currents in Nordic women’s literature, and at the same time become well acquainted with over one thousand years of women’s literary history in Sweden, Norway,…
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Nordic literature of decadence Nordic Literature of Decadence fills a gap on the map of world literature and participates in a thriving area of research by extending the investigation of broadly understood fin de siècle…
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Chronotopische Insularitäten: Zur Inseldarstellung in den skandinavischsprachigen Literaturen um 1900 und der Gegenwart Das Buch untersucht Inseldarstellungen in skandinavischsprachigen Prosatexten und fokussiert dabei auf die Inseln zugeschriebenen zeitlichen und räumlichen Eigenschaften. Diese Eigenschaften werden unter…
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Unwanted: Neglected Approaches, Characters, and Texts in Old Norse-Icelandic Saga Studies The 9 essays collected in this volume are the result of a workshop for international doctoral and postdoctoral researchers in Old Norse-Icelandic Saga Studies…
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The Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study is an academic association representing scholars, institutions, and individuals across the globe who are interested in the history, language, and cultures of the Nordic region: Sweden, Norway,…