Landscape of Desire - Partial Stories of the Medieval Scandinavian World

An extraordinary rich study of the power of place in the Northern medieval world by two medievalists, who are also compleat geographers in that they do fieldwork that is always informed by theory and they demonstrate exceptional sensitivity to places double nature-compelling presence and elusiveness to interpretation. Yi-Fu Tuan, Department of Geography University of Wisconsin at Madison

Summary

Chronicling their own travels in Scandinavia, charting the geography of medieval history and fiction, the authors negotiate the complex territory where past and present meet, and where the landscapes of "Beowulf" are brought to life.

Product details

• Authors: Marijane Osborn, Gillian R. Overing, Gillian R. Osborn Overing, OVERING GILLIAN R OSBORN MARIJA
• Publisher: University Of Minnesota Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.08.1994
• EAN: 9780816623754
• ISBN: 978-0-8166-2375-4
• No. of pages: 168
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales