Cold counsel

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About this book

Cold Counsel is the only collection devoted to the place of women in Old Norse literature and culture. It draws upon the disciplines of history, sociology, feminism, ethnography and psychoanalysis in order to raise fresh questions about such new subjects as gender, class, sexuality, family structure and ideology in medieval Iceland.

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3.8/5 · 260 readers · 300 pages · ≈ 5 h 33 m · Challenging

How long does it take to read Cold counsel?

About ≈ 5 h 33 m — 300 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mCold counsel~5 h 33 m

How many pages is Cold counsel?

300 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320Cold counsel300

Is Cold counsel in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who wrote Cold counsel?

Karen Swenson.