Old Norse-Icelandic Literature - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Old Norse-Icelandic Literature write by Carol J. Clover. This book was released on 2019-06-30. Old Norse-Icelandic Literature available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The current revival of interest in the rich and varied literature of early Scandinavia has prompted a corresponding interest in its background: its origins, social and historical context, and relationship to other medieval literatures. Even readers with a knowledge of Old Norse and Icelandic have found these subjects difficult to pursue, however, for up-to-date reference works in any language are few and none exist in English. To fill the gap, six distinguished scholars have contributed ambitious new essays to this volume. The contributors summarize and comment on scholarly work in the major branches of the field: Eddie and skaldic poetry, family and kings' sagas, courtly writing, and mythology. Taken together, their judicious and attractively written essays-each with a full bibliography-make up the first book-length survey of Old Norse literature in English and a basic reference work that will stimulate research in these areas and help to open up the field to a wider academic readership.
A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture
A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture write by Rory McTurk. This book was released on 2008-03-11. A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This major survey of Old Norse-Icelandic literature and culturedemonstrates the remarkable continuity of Icelandic language andculture from medieval to modern times. Comprises 29 chapters written by leading scholars in thefield Reflects current debates among Old Norse-Icelandicscholars Pays attention to previously neglected areas of study, such asthe sagas of Icelandic bishops and the fantasy sagas Looks at the ways Old Norse-Icelandic literature is used bymodern writers, artists and film directors, both within and outsideScandinavia Sets Old Norse-Icelandic language and literature in its widercultural context
The Cambridge Introduction to the Old Norse-Icelandic Saga
The Cambridge Introduction to the Old Norse-Icelandic Saga - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Cambridge Introduction to the Old Norse-Icelandic Saga write by Margaret Clunies Ross. This book was released on 2010-10-28. The Cambridge Introduction to the Old Norse-Icelandic Saga available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The medieval Norse-Icelandic saga is one of the most important European vernacular literary genres of the Middle Ages. This Introduction to the saga genre outlines its origins and development, its literary character, its material existence in manuscripts and printed editions, and its changing reception from the Middle Ages to the present time. Its multiple sub-genres - including family sagas, mythical-heroic sagas and sagas of knights - are described and discussed in detail, and the world of medieval Icelanders is powerfully evoked. The first general study of the Old Norse-Icelandic saga to be written in English for some decades, the Introduction is based on up-to-date scholarship and engages with current debates in the field. With suggestions for further reading, detailed information about the Icelandic literary canon, and a map of medieval Iceland, this book is aimed at students of medieval literature and assumes no prior knowledge of Scandinavian languages.
Old Norse-Icelandic Literature
Old Norse-Icelandic Literature - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Old Norse-Icelandic Literature write by Medieval Academy of America. This book was released on 2005-01-01. Old Norse-Icelandic Literature available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "In the past few decades, interest in the rich and varied literature of early Scandinavia has prompted a corresponding interest in its background: its origins, social and historical context, and relationship to other medieval literatures. Until the 1980s, however, there was a distinct lack of scholarship in English that synthesized the critical trends and thinking in the field, so in 1985 Carol J. Clover and John Lindow brought together several of the most distinguished Old Norse scholars to contribute essays for a collection that would finally provide a comprehensive guide to the major genres of Old Norse-Icelandic literature." "The contributors summarize and comment on scholarly work in the major branches of the field: eddic and skaldic poetry, family and kings' sagas, courtly writing, and mythology. Their essays, each with a full bibliography, make up this vital survey of Old Norse literature in English - a basic reference work that has stimulated much research and helped to open up the field to a wider academic readership." "This volume has become an essential text for instructors, and now, twenty years after its first appearance, it is being republished as part of the Medieval Academy Reprints for Teaching (MART) series with a new preface that discusses more recent contributions to the field."
Old Norse-Icelandic Studies
Old Norse-Icelandic Studies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Old Norse-Icelandic Studies write by Hans Bekker-Nielsen. This book was released on 1967-12-15. Old Norse-Icelandic Studies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An annotated bibliography of Old Norse-Icelandic studies for the years 1981-83, offering a quick guide to recent work.
