The Structure of Old Norse "Dróttkvætt" Poetry /
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...
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Ithaca :
Cornell University Press,
1995.
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Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Résumé: | 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... |
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Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (312 pages). |
ISBN: | 9781501732447 |