Heather O'Donoghue

Old Norse-Icelandic Literature (eBook, PDF)

A Short Introduction

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

From runic inscriptions to sagas, this book introduces readers to the colourful world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature. * An introduction to the colourful world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature. * Covers mythology and family sagas, as well as less well-known areas, such as oral story-telling, Eddaic verse and skaldic verse. * An introduction helps readers to appreciate the language and culture of the first settlers in Iceland. * Looks at the reception of Old-Norse-Icelandic literature over the ages, as views of the vikings have changed. * Shows how a whole range of authors from Shakespeare to Seamus Heaney have been influenced by Old Norse-Icelandic literature.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470776834
• Artikelnr.: 38203105

Autorenporträt

Heather O'Donoghue is Reader in Old Norse at Oxford University. She is a regular contributor to the Times Literary Supplement.