Carolyne Larrington Bücher

›Game of Thrones‹ nimmt das Mittelalter als Vorbild und erschafft daraus eine eigene Welt. Die erfolgreichen Fantasyromane und die gleichnamige Serie sind Gegenstand heftiger Diskussionen in den Medien. Millionen von Fans in aller Welt entwickeln zahllose Theorien, wie die Geschichte wohl weitergehen wird. Doch trotz all dem hat bisher kein Buch verraten, wie George R. R. Martin sein erstaunliches Universum geschaffen hat. Während Carolyne Larrington Romane und Fernsehserie zugleich im Blick hält, erkundet sie jene mittelalterliche Welt aus Rivalitäten und Krieg, Liebe und Verrat, Gier und Macht, deren Inbegriff die Rosenkriege in England bilden. Außerdem vertieft sie sich unter anderem in die Themen Wappen, Riesen, Drachen und Schattenwölfe in Texten des Mittelalters. Sie betrachtet Raben, alte Götter und Wehrholz in den nordischen Mythen ebenso wie den bizarren, exotischen Orient auf dem Ostkontinent Essos. Von den Weißen Wanderern bis zur Roten Frau, von Casterlystein bis zum Zitternden Meer reicht ihr Streifzug. Das Ergebnis ist ein unentbehrlicher Reiseführer in die bedeutendste Schöpfung der Fantasyliteratur des 21. Jahrhunderts.

Die Frauensicht der Menschheitsmythen. Die Autorinnen berufen sich auf die Tradition kritischer Mytheninterpretation, die Geschlechterdifferenz als zentrale Kategorie begreift

Wer sind die nordischen Götter und Helden? Was wissen wir über sie? Welche Rolle spielen sie in den Mythen, aus denen wir sie auch heute noch kennen? Carolyne Larrington leitet den Leser in diesem großartigen Überblick durch die schillernde und packende Welt der Asen, Wanen und Riesen, mitsamt ihren furchteinflößenden Kreaturen und tapferen Helden.

Who were the mysterious and seductive sorceresses whose power underlay Arthur's Camelot?

This collection of Norse-Icelandic mythological and heroic poetry contains the greater narratives of the creation of the world and the coming of Ragnarok, the Doom of the Gods.

Carolyne Larrington has gathered together a uniquely comprehensive collection of writing by, for and about medieval women, spanning one thousand years and Europe from Iceland to Byzantiu. The extracts are arranged thematically, dealing with the central areas of medieval women's lives and their relation to social and cultural institutions. Each section is contextualised with a brief historical introduction, and the materials span literary, historical, theological and other narrative and imaginative writing. The writings here uncover and confound the stereotype of the medieval woman as lady or virgin by demonstrating the different roles and meanings that the sign of woman occupied in the imaginative space of the medieval period. Larrington's clear and accessible editorial material and the modern English translations of all the extracts mean this work is ideally suited for students. Women and Writing in Early Europe: A Sourcebook also contains an extensive and fully up-to-date bibliography, making it not only essential reading for undergraduates and post graduates but also a valuable tool for scholars.

A fresh look at the stories at the heart of Norse mythology, exploring their cultural impact right up to the present day. The heroes and villains of Norse mythology have endured for centuries, infiltrating art, opera, film, television and books, shape-shifting - like the trickster Loki - to suit the cultures that encountered them. Through careful analysis of the literature and archaeology of the Norse world, Carolyne Larrington takes us deep into the realm described in the Icelandic sagas, from the gloomy halls of Hel to the dazzling heights of Asgard. She expertly examines the myths' many modern-day reimaginings, revealing the guises that have been worn by the figures of Norse myth, including Marvel's muscled, golden-haired Thor and George R.R Martin's White Walkers, who march inexorably southwards, bringing their eternal winter with them. This sophisticated yet accessible guide explores how these powerful stories have inspired our cultural landscape, from fuelling the creative genius of Wagner to the construction of the Nazi's nationalist ideology. Larrington's elegantly written retellings capture the essence of the original myths while also delving into the history of their meanings. The myths continue to speak to such modern concerns as masculinity and environmental disaster - after the inevitable, apocalyptic ragna rök, renewal comes from the roots of Yggdrasill, the World Tree.