The Structure of Old Norse "Dróttkvætt" Poetry /

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The drottkvett was a form of Old Norse skaldic poetry composed to glorify a chieftain's deeds or to lament his death. Kari Ellen Gade explores the structural peculiarities of ninth- and tenth-century drottkvett poetry and suggests a solution to the...

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gade, Kari Ellen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1995.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Scalds and scaldic poetry.
Rhetoric, Medieval.
Old Norse poetry.
Old Norse language > Metrics and rhythmics.
LITERARY CRITICISM / European / German.
Old Norse poetry > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The drottkvett was a form of Old Norse skaldic poetry composed to glorify a chieftain's deeds or to lament his death. Kari Ellen Gade explores the structural peculiarities of ninth- and tenth-century drottkvett poetry and suggests a solution to the...
Physical Description:1 online resource (312 pages).
ISBN:9781501732447

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