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This book presents a range of approaches to the study of Old Norse poetry in performance. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars in the fields of Old Norse studies, Performance and Theatre History.
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AcknowledgementsList of ContributorsIntroduction by
Terry GunnellPart 1: The Social Dynamics of Performance
Chapter 1: Framing Old Norse Performance Contexts: The Wedding at Reykjahólar (1119) Revisited by
Stephen A. MitchellPart 2: Voice and Performance
Chapter 2: Revisiting Zumthorian Vocality in Old Norse Poetry Studies by
Inés García LópezChapter 3: ...
með skarða skjöldu ok skotnar brynjur: The Distribution and Function of Aural Sense Impressions in Old Norse Poetry by
Simon NygaardChapter 4: Dramatic Implications of Echoed Speech in
Skírnismál by
Harriet SoperPart 3: Collocation and Quotation
Chapter 5: Eddic Poetry and the Uses of Anonymity by
John McKinnellChapter 6: Accretive Quotation and the Performance of Stanzas in
Fagrskinna by
Helen F. Leslie-JacobsenPart 4: Material Culture
Chapter 7: Old Norse Poetry in Visual Art: a Comparative Perspective with the Islamic World by
Rebeca Franco ValleChapter 8: How the Hell Do You Read This? - The Evolution of Eddic Orality through Manuscript Performance by
FrogPart 5: Modern Approaches to Performing Old Norse Poetry
Chapter 9: Old Norse Poetry in Performance: Perils, Pitfalls and Possibilities by
Brian McMahonChapter 10: Interview with
Leif StinnerbomChapter 11: Interview with
Einar SelvikChapter 12
: Beowulf, the
Edda, and the Performance of Medieval Epic: Notes from the Workshop of a Reconstructed 'Singer of Tales' by
Benjamin BagbyChapter 13
: '¿ð be¿ta e¿ quæðeð fm¿ flutt':
Kveðnar Drápur og Kveðnar Rímur by
Pétur Húni Björnsson
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Brian McMahon is an Associate Lecturer in English at Oxford Brookes University and Artistic Director at Reverend Productions.
Annemari Ferreira is Assistant Professor of English as a Foreign Language and Writing Centre Coordinator at SolBridge International School of Business, Woosong University, South Korea. She holds a research fellowship at the Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
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This book presents a range of approaches to the study of Old Norse poetry in performance. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars in the fields of Old Norse studies, Performance and Theatre History.
