House documents

House documents PDF Author:
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Languages : en
Pages : 1040

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House documents

House documents PDF Author:
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Pages : 1040

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Iceland

Iceland PDF Author: Ebenezer Henderson
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Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 492

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A Tale of a Fool?

A Tale of a Fool? PDF Author: Guðný Hallgrímsdóttir
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351668102
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 243

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A Tale of a Fool? explores the life of Guðrún Ketilsdóttir, a peasant woman born in Iceland around 1759. Guðrún worked as a farmhand for most of her adult life, and when she died she left behind a partial autobiography, which is believed to be the oldest autobiography of an Icelandic peasant woman. In this autobiography, Guðrún writes openly about her life and provides colourful depictions of the society in which she lived, providing one of the few first-hand accounts that have survived from members of the peasant class at that time. A Tale of a Fool? demonstrates how it is possible to work with this kind of source using the methods of microhistory as a historical tool to study events and individuals of the past. In doing so, it not only provides an illuminating study of the life of a peasant woman in the 18th and 19th centuries but also addresses the question of the methods, priorities and interpretations applied in the collecting, cataloguing and publication of women’s writing. Analysing the place of the individual in traditional agrarian societies and highlighting the impact that women have had on the cultural and social history of the period, A Tale of a Fool? is ideal for researchers of microhistory and early modern Iceland/Scandinavia.

Notes and Queries

Notes and Queries PDF Author:
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 564

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Dublin University Magazine, a Literary and Political Journal

Dublin University Magazine, a Literary and Political Journal PDF Author: George Herbert
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Languages : en
Pages : 732

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Catalogues

Catalogues PDF Author: Walter M. Hill (Firm)
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Category : Booksellers and bookselling
Languages : en
Pages : 1400

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Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge

Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge PDF Author:
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Languages : en
Pages : 598

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Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge

Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge PDF Author: Smithsonian Institution
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Category : Solar system
Languages : en
Pages : 596

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Introduction

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Languages : en
Pages : 608

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Iceland

Iceland PDF Author: Marcel Krueger
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 178672572X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 225

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A guide to Iceland's rich literary heritage - from Norse witches to contemporary crime fiction. Iceland is an island of multiple identities in constant flux, just like its unruly, volcanic ground. Shaped as much by storytelling as it is by tectonic activity, Iceland's literary heritage is one of Europe's richest – and most ancient. Iceland: A Literary Guide for Travellers takes the literary-minded traveller (either in person or in an armchair) on a vivid and illuminating journey. It follows Iceland's many stories that have been passed down through the generations: told and retold by sheep farmers, psalm-writers, travelling reverends, independence fighters, scholars and hedonists. From the captivating Norse myths, which continue to inspire contemporary authors such as A. S. Byatt, to gripping Scandinavian crime fiction and Game of Thrones, via Jules Verne and J. R. R. Tolkien, W. H. Auden and Seamus Heaney, Iceland's influence has spread far beyond its frozen shores. Peopled by Norse maidens and witches, elves and outlaws, and taking the reader and traveller from Reykjavik and the Bay of Smokes to the remote Westfjords and desolate highlands, this is an enthralling portrait of the Land of Ice and Fire.