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 know that the country’s policy … Weiterlesen
Beowulf in contemporary culture This collection explores Beowulf’s extensive impact on contemporary culture across a wide range of forms. The last 15 years have seen an intensification of scholarly interest in medievalism and reimaginings of the Middle Ages. However, in … Weiterlesen
Romantic climates: literature and science in an age of catastropheThis book seeks to uncover how today’s ideas about climate and catastrophe have been formed by the thinking of Romantic poets, novelists and scientists, and how these same ideas might once … Weiterlesen