Transformation and Identity in Old Norse Literature : The Human and Beyond
Investigates how Old Norse myth, saga, and poetic traditions imagine human identity through encounters with animals, materials, and environments. What happens to the category of the'human'in a world where bodies shift shape, objects fuse with living beings, and identities slip between species? This...
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D.S.Brewer
2026
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