Snorri Sturluson and the Edda - The Conversion of Cultural Capital in Medieval Scandinavia

Informationen zum Autor Kevin J. Wanner is an assistant professor in the Department of Comparative Religion at Western Michigan University. Klappentext 'Snorri Sturluson and the Edda is a significant publication in the field for two important reasons: first, it offers a provocative challenge to established models of literary culture in medieval Scandinavia; secondly, it is certainly the most up-to-date and probably the most comprehensive scholarly treatment of Snorri Sturluson's life and works yet to have been written.'-Christopher Abram, Department of Scandinavian Studies, University College, London Zusammenfassung Wanner brings us a new account of the interests that motivated the production of the Edda! and resolves the mystery of its genesis by demonstrating the intersection of Snorri's political and cultural concerns and practices.

Product details

• Authors: Kevin Wanner, Kevin J. Wanner
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.08.2008
• EAN: 9780802098016
• ISBN: 978-0-8020-9801-6
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Toronto Old Norse-Icelandic Series (Tonis); Toronto Old Norse-Icelandic Series (Tonis); Toronto Old Norse and Icelandi; Toronto Old Norse-Icelandic Se
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries