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A comprehensive introduction to Old Norse-Icelandic eddic poetry, presenting the latest research on medieval Scandinavian myths, legend and poetics.
List of contents
Introduction Carolyne Larrington; 1. The transmission and preservation of eddic poetry Margaret Clunies Ross; 2. Traditions of eddic scholarship Joseph Harris; 3. The editing of eddic poetry Judy Quinn; 4. The dating of eddic poetry Bernt Ø. Thorvaldsen; 5. Eddic performance and eddic audiences Terry Gunnell; 6. Eddic poetry and mythology John Lindow; 7. Eddic poetry and the religion of pre-Christian Scandinavia Jens Peter Schjødt; 8. Eddic poetry and heroic legend Carolyne Larrington; 9. Place names in eddic poetry Stefan Brink and John Lindow; 10. Eddic poetry and the imagery of stone monuments Lilla Kopár; 11. Eddic poetry and archaeology John Hines; 12. Eddic modes and genres Brittany Schorn; 13. Eddic metres R. D. Fulk; 14. Eddic style Brittany Schorn; 15. Kennings and other forms of figurative language in eddic poetry Judy Quinn; 16. Alliterative lexical collocations in eddic poetry Maria Elena Ruggerini; 17. The representation of gender in eddic poetry David Clark and Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir; 18. The reception of eddic poetry Heather O'Donoghue.
About the author
Carolyne Larrington is Official Fellow and Tutor at St John's College, University of Oxford.Judy Quinn is Reader in Old Norse Literature in the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at the University of Cambridge.Brittany Schorn is a Research Associate in the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at the University of Cambridge.
Summary
A comprehensive introduction to Old Norse-Icelandic eddic poetry, written in accessible terms and featuring the latest research on poetics. It foregrounds the poetry's role in transmitting Scandinavian myths from the Viking Age and its value in the study of pre-Christian religions, as well as the poetry's influence on later writers.
