A Choice of Two: Structure and Literary Form in “Auðunar þáttr vestfirska”

IF 0.2 3区 文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Thomas D. Hill
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Abstract

“Auðunar þáttr vestfirska” or the story of “Audun and the Bear” is about two kings, one Icelander, and one bear, and concerns a wide range of topics and issues. The core of the story, however, concerns the comparison of two great men (a medieval and Icelandic topos) and how an apparently naïve and certainly stubborn young Icelander succeeds in making them reveal themselves as moral actors. On first reading, it might appear that King Svein of Denmark is the clear winner of this implicit contest, but the comparison is a subtle one and the kings more equal than such a reading might initially suggest.

二选一:"Auðunar þáttr vestfirska "中的结构与文学形式
"Auðunar þáttr vestfirska "或 "奥顿和熊 "的故事讲述了两个国王、一个冰岛人和一只熊的故事,涉及广泛的主题和问题。不过,故事的核心是两个伟人的比较(中世纪和冰岛的主题),以及一个看似天真且固执的年轻冰岛人如何成功地让他们展现出自己的道德行为。初读之下,丹麦国王斯维因似乎是这场暗含较量的明显赢家,但这种比较是微妙的,两位国王比初读之下所显示的更加平等。
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NEOPHILOLOGUS
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期刊介绍: Neophilologus is an international peer-reviewed journal devoted to the study of modern and medieval language and literature, including literary theory, comparative literature, philology and textual criticism. The languages of publication are English, French, German and Spanish.
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