Children’s Literature and Old Norse Medievalism

David Clark

Published by ARC Humanities Press 2023

Children’s Literature and Old Norse Medievalism

David Clark

In the series Arc Medievalist

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781802701463

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About this book

This book explores the ways contemporary authors respond to and transform key aspects of Old Norse history and viking culture for young twenty-first-century audiences.

Author / Editor information

Clark David :

David Clark is the author of three monographs, four edited collections, and a crime novel, and for many years taught and researched medieval literatures, gender and sexuality studies, creative writing, and contemporary medievalism. He currently teaches Musical Theatre and vocal repertoire sessions for London College of Music, and writes and sings around Manchester.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	iv
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
Introduction. The End Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1. Age-Related Categories Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
Chapter 2. Generic Categories Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
Chapter 3. Transformational Fantasy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
Chapter 4. Horned Helmets and Comic Anachronism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
Chapter 5. Viking Reputation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
Chapter 6. Runes and Magic Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
Chapter 7. The Power of Story Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
Chapter 8. Race and Ethnicity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
Chapter 9. Heroism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
Chapter 10. Viking Masculinity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
Chapter 11. Viking Femininity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
Chapter 12. Viking Sex and Gender Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
Chapter 13. Bowdlerization Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
Chapter 14. Sexuality Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
Chapter 15. Ecological Threat Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
Chapter 16. Norse Medievalism in Alan Early’s Father of Lies Trilogy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
Chapter 17. Avoiding the End of Days: K. L. Armstrong and M. A. Marr’s Blackwell Pages Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
Chapter 18. Rick Riordan’s Magnus Chase Series and Norse Medievalism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
Select Bibliography of Frequently Cited Works Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: ARC Humanities Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 208
Keywords: Children´s literature; Young Adult; contemporary medievalism; Norse; vikings

eBook

Published: September 30, 2023
ISBN: 9781802701463