Poetry in Sagas of Icelanders

First full analysis of the skaldic verse appearing in the family sagas of Icelanders, considering why and how it is deployed.

Sommario

Introduction
1. The Poetic Corpus
2. Poetry in an Icelandic Environment
3. The Authenticity Question
4. Strategies of Poetic Communication
5. Subjects of Poetry in Sagas of Icelanders
6. A Suitable Literary Style
7. New Emphases in Late Sagas of Icelanders
8. Sagas without Poetry
Conclusion
Glossary of Old Norse Terms
Bibliography

Info autore

Margaret Clunies Ross is an Emeritus Professor of English Language and Early English Literature and Honorary Professor of Medieval Studies at the University of Sydney, and Adjunct Professor in the School of Humanities at the University of Adelaide. She has written extensively on Old Norse-Icelandic sagas, poetry and myth.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Margaret Clunies Ross
• Editore: Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
• Lingue: Islandese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9781843846390
• ISBN: 978-1-84384-639-0
• Pagine: 262
• Dimensioni: 242 mm x 166 mm x 20 mm
• Peso: 548 g
• Serie: Studies in Old Norse Literature
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata