Graeco-Roman Metaphor of Human Fate as a Fabric Woven and Thread Spun by Supernatural Beings in Medieval Icelandic Contexts
Graeco-Roman Metaphor of Human Fate as a Fabric Woven and Thread Spun by Supernatural Beings in Medieval Icelandic Contexts
Author(s): Grzegorz BartusikSubject(s): Cultural history, Comparative Study of Literature, Other Language Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Uniwersytet Gdański
Keywords: metaphor; fate; Old Icelandic literature; Latin literature;
Summary/Abstract: This article offers an analysis of the Old Icelandic use of the weaving and spinning of fate metaphor, which projects the patterns of the practices of weaving and spinning on the notion of fate. The study aims primarily at reviewing the Latin provenance of this metaphor in the Old Icelandic literature, and examining the probability of the transfer of this metaphor through the reception of ancient Roman literature in medieval Iceland.
Journal: Studia Scandinavica
- Issue Year: 26/2022
- Issue No: 6
- Page Range: 13-31
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English