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An edition of Ambrósíus saga og Rósamunda based on BL Add 24 969
- Author(s):
- Katarzyna Anna Kapitan, Sheryl McDonald Werronen (see profile)
- Date:
- 2018
- Group(s):
- Medieval English Literature, Medieval Studies, Renaissance / Early Modern Studies, Textual Scholarship, Women also Know Literature
- Subject(s):
- Icelandic literature, European literature, Sixteenth century, Seventeenth century, Editing, Manuscripts, Scholarly publishing, Literature and transnationalism
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- sagas, iceland, Early modern European literature, Textual editing, Manuscript studies, Scholarly editing, Old Norse, Transnational literature
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/n6x7-x577
- Abstract:
- Ambrósíus saga og Rósamunda is a post-medieval Icelandic romance which belongs to a group of Scandinavian narratives utilizing the pound of flesh motif. It survives in 19 paper manuscripts from the 18th and 19th centuries, and it has never before been edited. The aim of the present edition is of an introductory nature, primarily to make the saga available to a wider audience, but also to encourage further research on both the saga’s transmission history and its intriguing mixture of literary motifs. The first part of the article contains a general introduction to the narrative, followed by a list of known witnesses and a brief description of its transmission in selected manuscripts. The second part of the article is a semi-diplomatic edition which presents the text of one of the earliest witnesses of the saga, London, British Library MS Add. 24 969.
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- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 5 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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