Old Norse Women's Poetry - The Voices of Female Skalds

Text, with English translation in two formats, of all the Old Norse poetry attributed to women - skáldkonur.

List of contents

Introduction
Part 1: Verse Translations and Commentary
Real People, Real Poetry
Quasi-Historical People and Poetry
Visionary Women: Women's Dream-Verse
Legendary Heroines
Magic-Workers, Prophetesses and Alien Maidens
Trollwomen
Part 2: Prose Translations
Glossary of Names: Persons and Weapons
Time Line
Bibliography

About the author

Sandra Ballif Straubhaar

Summary

Text, with English translation in two formats, of all the Old Norse poetry attributed to women - skáldkonur.

Product details

• Authors: Sandra Ballif Straubhaar, Sandra Ballif (Royalty Account) Straubhaar
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.04.2011
• EAN: 9781843842712
• ISBN: 978-1-84384-271-2
• No. of pages: 158
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 225 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 324 g
• Series: Library of Medieval Women; Library of Medieval Women (Har
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Literatur: Geschichte und Kritik, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, Literature - Classics / Criticism, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Medieval