Mythology in the Middle Ages : heroic tales of monsters, magic, and might / Christopher R. Fee.

Author/creator Fee, Christopher R.
Format Book
Publication InfoSanta Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, ©2011.
Descriptionxxxii, 281 pages ; 25 cm.
Subjects

SeriesPraeger series on the Middle Ages
Praeger series on the Middle Ages. ^A766356
Contents The Norse dragon-slayer hero -- The Irish battle-rager hero -- The Welsh giant-slayer hero -- The Byzantine two-blooded hero -- The Russian holy-warrior hero -- The Carolingian sacrificial-lamb hero -- The Iberian unjustly-accused hero -- The Persian elephant-bodied hero -- The Turkish steppe-raider hero -- The Arabian every-man hero -- Epilogue: transmuting heroic fragments.
Abstract A comparison of male heroes and heroic archetypes based on epics from the Middle Ages, but not touching on Arthurian legends.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [261]-269) and index.
LCCN 2010040754
ISBN9780275984069 (hard copy : alk. paper)
ISBN0275984060 (hard copy : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks BL314 .F44 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold