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

Wanner brings us a new account of the interests that motivated the production of the Edda, and resolves the mystery of its genesis by demonstrating the intersection of Snorri's political and cultural concerns and practices.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Wanner, Kevin J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Old Norse
Publicado: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, 2008
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The paradox of Snorri Sturluson
  • Snorra saga Sturlusonar : a short biography of Snorri Sturluson
  • Snorri at home : converting capital in Commonwealth Iceland
  • Snorri abroad : Icelandic exploitation of cultural capital
  • A poet in search of an audience : the diminishing prestige-value of skaldic poetry
  • Haþttatal : beginning and end of the Edda
  • Skáldskaparmaþl : salvaging the market for skaldic verse
  • Gylfaginning and Formáli : myth, history, and theology
  • Appendix : Kennings and Kennings-types in Haþttatal and explication in Skáldskaparmaþl.