LARRINGTON
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The poetic edda
Larrington
- Oxford University Press English Language Teacher
- 2 Mars 2006
- 9780192839466
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Winter is coming ; les racines médiévales de Game of thrones
Carolyne Larrington
- Alpha
- Histoire
- 12 Janvier 2022
- 9782383880073
La saga Game of Thrones, qu'il s'agisse des romans de fantasy de George R. R. Martin ou de la série qui en a été tirée, fait l'objet de vives discussions à propos des surprenantes représentations du pouvoir, des structures sociales ou du rôle des femmes qu'elle met en scène.
Pourtant, aucun auteur n'avait encore révélé aussi finement en quoi l'univers de Martin s'est construit sur les réalités d'un Moyen Âge aussi bien anglais (citons la guerre des Deux-Roses) et français (le poids de la chevalerie) que chinois (la pression des Mongols) ou scandinave (les raids vikings).
Pour en rendre compte, Carolyne Larrington va à la rencontre des géants, dragons et loups-garous dans les textes médiévaux ; elle cherche corbeaux, anciens dieux et autres sauvageons dans les mythes nordiques, avant de retrouver les sources de l'Orient gothique et exotique imaginé par Martin. Des marcheurs blancs aux Fer-nés, de Castral Roc aux cavaliers Dothrakis, l'auteur offre un guide indispensable pour comprendre le fond et le souffle historique de la plus importante création fantastique du XXIe siècle.
Traduit de l'anglais par Antoine Bourguilleau
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The norse myths that shape the way we think
Carolyne Larrington
- Thames & Hudson
- 16 Février 2023
- 9780500252345
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 roek, renewal comes from the roots of Yggdrasill, the World Tree. -
Who were the Norse gods - the mighty Æsyr, led by Óðinn, and the mysterious Vanir? Carolyne Larrington describes the myths' origins in pre-Christian Scandinavia and Iceland, and their survival in artefacts and written sources, from Old Norse sagas and poems to the less approving accounts of medieval Christian writers. She traces their influences into the work of Wagner, William Morris and J.R.R. Tolkien, and even the recent Game of Thrones in the resurrection of the Fimbulvetr, or 'Mighty Winter'.
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The poetic edda
Carolyne Larrington
- Oxford University Press English Language Teacher
- 1 Décembre 2008
- 9780199538386