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Anger in the sagas of Icelanders /

Manning examines the presentation of anger in the Islendingasögur ('Sagas of Icelanders') and Islendingaþættir ('Tales of Icelanders'), a remarkable Old Norse-Icelandic corpus of texts written in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, that details conflicts and feuds of Iceland...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Manning, George C. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Series:Oxford English monographs.
Subjects:
Sagas > History and criticism.
Icelandic literature > History and criticism.
Anger in literature.
Sagas > Histoire et critique.
Littérature islandaise > Histoire et critique.
Colère dans la littérature.
Sagas.
FICTION.
Ancient & Classical.
LITERARY CRITICISM.
Ancient.
RELIGION.
Gender Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Literature: history & criticism.
Literature.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Anger in the Sagas of Icelanders
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1: Introduction
  • 1.1 Defining the Corpus
  • 1.2 A Model of Emotion for Saga-Society
  • 1.3 Defining Anger
  • 1.4 Anger in the Sagas
  • 1.5 Anger and Christianity
  • 1.6 Overview of the Book
  • Part I: 'Ferreting Out' Anger
  • 2: 'Ferreting Out' Anger from Involuntary Psychosomatic Indicia
  • 2.1 Colours and Physiology: Reddening, Paling, and Blackening
  • 2.2 The Humoral Body: Biofluids and Swellings
  • 2.3 Conclusion
  • 3: 'Ferreting Out' Anger from Facial and Bodily Expressions
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Silence
  • 3.3 Grins
  • 3.4 Laughter
  • 3.5 Furrowed Brows
  • 3.6 Leaping and Jumping
  • Conclusion to Part I
  • Part II: Anger and Masculinities
  • 4: Anger and Hegemonic Masculinity
  • 4.1 Introduction: Masculinity in Saga-Society
  • 4.2 Anger and Masculinity in Brennu-Njáls saga
  • 4.3 Advocations of Emotional Moderation
  • 4.4 The Advocation of Slow-Burning Vengeance
  • 4.5 Self-Control in Grettis saga
  • 4.6 Anger and Death
  • 4.7 Anger as Mental Defect
  • 4.8 Against Emotional Self-Restraint
  • 4.9 Conclusion
  • 5: Anger and Female Masculinity
  • 5.1 Introduction: Female Masculinity in Saga-Society
  • 5.2 Simulating Anger
  • 5.3 Anger and the Whetting Ritual
  • 5.4 Masking Anger
  • 5.5 Conclusion
  • Part III: Anger and Other Identities
  • 6: Anger and Old Age
  • 6.1 Introduction: Anger and the Senescent Masculine Ideal
  • 6.2 Simulating Anger
  • 6.3 Cantankerous Old Men
  • 6.4 Anger and/or Vengeance
  • 6.5 Anger and Whetting
  • 6.6 Conclusion
  • 7: Anger and Berserkir
  • 7.1 Introduction: Anger and berserksgangr
  • 7.2 Fuel for Physical Prowess
  • 7.3 Undesirability for Other Characters
  • 7.4 Conclusion
  • 8: Anger and Sovereignty
  • 8.1 Introduction: Anger and 'Rulership Practice'
  • 8.2 Approaches to Anger in Egils saga
  • 8.3 The Queen's Anger
  • 8.4 Detrimental Anger
  • 8.5 Anger and Christianization
  • 8.6 Conclusion
  • 9: Conclusion: Angers in the Sagas of Icelanders
  • Bibliography
  • Primary Material
  • Secondary Material
  • Dictionaries
  • Index Since the index has been created to work across multiple formats, indexed terms for which a page range is given (e.g., 52-53, 66-70, etc.) may occasionally appear only on some, but not all of the pages within the range.