02360cam a2200361 4500 2797464926 TxAuBib 20260625120000.0 ||||||s2026||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780935995343 093599534X 8f4b08e1-bc7c-4a34-9b1a-65f44daad728 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 12935278 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Lurkhur, Karen. Medieval Icelandic Bodies in "Tristram ok Ísodd [Bridges eBook]. Cornell University Press, 2026. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. icelandic literature. adultery and romance. outlandish features. Ancient Sagas. Anglo-Norman. Old Norse. morality. Isodd. HTML:<p><b><i>Medieval Icelandic Bodies in "Tristram ok Ísodd</i></b><b>" examines the depiction of the bodies of the two main characters in the Icelandic version of the Tristan romance, the</b> <b><i>Saga af Tristram ok Ísodd</i></b><b>, through the lens of the</b> <b><i>Íslendingasögur</i></b><b>, the classic sagas of the early Icelanders.</b> Although its origins are somewhat unclear, the <i>Saga af Tristram ok Ísodd</i> derives, ultimately, from Thomas's Anglo-Norman <i>Tristran</i> and was composed under the influence of the Old Norse translation, in 1226, of the Anglo-Norman original. Nonetheless, this version "deviates, sometimes rather startlingly, from its Old Norse inspiration," leading some scholars to consider it "an inept retelling" if not "a deliberate satire."</p> <p>In this book, Karen Lurkhur proposes that certain "outlandish features" of the Icelandic romance, such as its treatment of Tristram's various wounds and its erotic devaluation of Ísodd, may be attributed to the not always successful attempt of the anonymous author to transpose Thomas's Old French romance of adultery and incest into the moral register of the sagas.</p>. Literary Criticism. Nonfiction. History. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-06-23 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=8f4b08e1-bc7c-4a34-9b1a-65f44daad728&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)