Snorri Sturluson and the Edda : The Conversion of Cultural Capital in Medieval Scandinavia /

Why would Snorri Sturluson (c. 1179-1241), the most powerful and rapacious Icelander of his generation, dedicate so much time and effort to producing the Edda, a text that is widely recognized as the most significant medieval source for pre-Christian Norse myth and poetics? Kevin J. Wanner brings us...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wanner, Kevin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2016]
Temas:
Literature and society > Scandinavia > History.
Scalds and scaldic poetry.
HISTORY / Medieval.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. The Paradox of Snorri Sturluson
  • 2. Snorra saga Sturlusonar: A Short Biography of Snorri Sturluson
  • 3. Snorri at Home: Converting Capital in Commonwealth Iceland
  • 4. Snorri Abroad: Icelandic Exploitation of Cultural Capital
  • 5. A Poet in Search of an Audience: The Diminishing Prestige-Value of Skaldic Poetry
  • 6. Háttatal: Beginning and End of the Edda
  • 7. Skáldskaparmál: Salvaging the Market for Skaldic Verse
  • 8. Gylfaginning and Formáli: Myth, History, and Theology
  • APPENDIX: Kennings and Kenning-Types in Háttatal and Explication in Skáldskaparmál
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index
  • Backmatter

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