Deux ©ʼles aux confins du monde Islande et Groenland : les repr©♭sentations de l'Islande et du Groenland du Moyen ©¿ge au milieu du XIXe si©·cle / Sumarli©ʻi R. ©sleifsson ; traduit de l'islandais par Fran©ʹois ©œmion avec la collaboration de Virginie Adam.
| Author/creator | Sumarli©ʻi R. ©sleifsson |
| Other author | ©œmion, Fran©ʹois, 1960- |
| Other author | Adam, Virginie. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Qu©♭bec (Qu©♭bec) : Presse de l'Universit©♭ du Qu©♭bec, 2018. |
| Description | 244 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Tv©Œr eyjar ©Ł ja©ʻrinum. French |
| Variant title | Islande et Groenland |
| Other title | Repr©♭sentations de l'Island et du Groenland du Moyen ©¿ge au milieu du XIX si©·cle |
| Series | Collection Droit au p©þle |
| Contents | Introduction -- L'Islande et le Groenland dans les sources m©♭di©♭vales -- L'Islande et le Groenland de 1500 ©¿ 1750 -- De 1750 ©¿ 1850. Images incertaines -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | "Considers external images of Iceland and Greenland from the latter part of the seventeenth century and the first half of the eighteenth century in terms of their perceived 'otherness' during that period. The main methodologies used are approaches derived from imagology, or image studies, and postcolonial studies. The principal sources used are published writings by Western European authors, mostly from Britain and Germany. In essence, the most common discourse on Iceland and Greenland during the period in question reflects that of other marginal lands and territories most under Western European influence. While images of these two countries did have their own characteristics because of their 'islandness', they were distinguished first and foremost as being situated in the high north. We can call the qualities that were attributed to them borealism, a kind of orientalism or tropicality of the high north. One of the dominant themes in the otherness of these two northern islands is what might be called 'primitive utopia'. The representation of Iceland and Greenland as paradise islands, even treasure islands, was also familiar. Negative and dystopian ideas were also common, in fact much more so for most of the period. By these accounts, the countries were described as uninhabitable because of the prevailing cold and wildness, and their crude barbarian inhabitants were depicted as being hardly distinguishable from animals. The same kind of dualism found in the narratives of the European Other in general was clearly an important factor in the process of the identity formation of these two islands"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | "Une premi©·re version de cet essai a ©♭t©♭ publi©♭e en islandais en 2015 par H©Łsk©đla©ðtg©Łfan ©¿ Reykjav©Ưk, sous le titre Tv©Œr eyjar ©Ł ja©ʻrinum. ©myndir ©slands og Gr©Œnlands fr©Ł mi©ʻ©œldum til 19. aldar."--Prelim. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-241). |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Language | Translated from Icelandic into French. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018400731 |
| ISBN | 9782760549883 (paperback) |
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