Eddic, Skaldic, and Beyond : Poetic Variety in Medieval Iceland and Norway /

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This collection of essays on Old Norse-Icelandic poetry is concerned with the blurring of boundaries between genres and periods. Many of the texts and topics taken up have been difficult to categorize and have received less attention than they deserve. These essays present new evidence, offer new in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Chase, Martin (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Fordham University Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Scalds and scaldic poetry.
Old Norse poetry.
Eddas.
HISTORY > Medieval.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > German.
Eddas > Histoire et critique.
Poesie vieux norroise > Histoire et critique.
Scalds and scaldic poetry > History and criticism.
Eddas > History and criticism.
Old Norse poetry > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Sources of Merlínússpá: Gunnlaugr Leifsson's Use of Texts Additional to the De gestis Britonum of Geoffrey of Monmouth; The Genesis of Strengleikar: Scribes, Translators, and Place of Origin; Einarr Skúlason, Snorri Sturluson, and the Post- Pagan Mythological Kenning; Skáldskaparmál as a Tool for Composition of Pseudonymous Skaldic Poetry; Háttatal Stanza 12 and the Divine Legitimation of Kings; Creating Tradition: The Use of Skaldic Verse in Old Norse Historiography; Rattus rattus as a Beast of Battle? Stanza 12 of Ragnars Saga.
  • Wit and Wisdom: The Worldview of the Old Norse-Icelandic Riddles and Their Relationship to Eddic PoetryDevotional Poetry at the End of the Middle Ages in Iceland; Love and Death in the Icelandic Ballad; Steinunn Finnsdóttir and Snaekóngs Rímur; Notes; Bibliography; List of Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W.

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