Margaret Clunies Ross

Poetry in Sagas of Icelanders

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Studies in Old Norse Literature
• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. August 2022
• Isländisch
• Abmessung: 166mm x 242mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 548g
• ISBN-13: 9781843846390
• ISBN-10: 184384639X
• Artikelnr.: 63427561

Autorenporträt

Margaret Clunies Ross

Inhaltsangabe

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