The Genre of Trolls - Doria

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface vii
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Statement of Purpose 1
1.2 Delimitations and Definitions 6
1.3 Trolls in the History of Research 13
1.4 Intertextuality in the History of Research 21
1.4.1 Intertextuality 22
1.4.2 Interdiscursivity 30
1.4.3 Intergenericity 33
1.4.4 Cultural Intertextuality 37
1.4.5 Subjective Intertextuality 38
1.5 Method 42
2 Material and Context 46
2.1 General Considerations 46
2.2 The Sources 47
2.2.1 The Rancken Collection (R) and Its Contributors
2.2.2 The Collections of the Swedish Literature Society
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in Finland (SLS)
2.2.3 The Collectors of the Swedish Literature Society and
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Their Interviewees 55
2.2.4 Printed Sources 65
2.2.5 On the Principles of Transcription and Translation 70
2.3 Context 71
2.3.1 Historical and Social Context 71
2.3.2 Religious Context 76
3 Description of the Troll Tradition 86
3.1 The Conditions of Encounter 86
3.1.1 The Place and Time of the Encounter 86
3.1.2 Women’s Encounter with the Troll 88
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