Author : Rosalind Kerven
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 29,27 MB
Release : 2017-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0785835555
Written in consultation with leading academics.
Author : David Clark
Publisher : Viking Society for Northern Research University College
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 11,64 MB
Release : 2007
Category : English literature
ISBN : 9780903521765
Presents eight essays on translations and reinterpretations of Old Norse myth and saga from the eighteenth century.
Author : Paul Acker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 15,81 MB
Release : 2002-02-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 113660135X
This unique collection of essays applies significant critical approaches to the mythological poetry of the Poetic Edda, a principal source for Old Norse cosmography and the legends of Odin, Loki, and Thor. The volume also provides very useful introductions that sketch the critical history of the Eddas. By applying new theoretical approaches (feminist, structuralist, post-structuralist) to each of the major poems, this book yields a variety of powerful and convincing readings. Contributors to the collection are both young scholars and senior figures in the discipline, and are of varying nationalities (American, British, Australian, Scandinavian, and Icelandic), thus ensuring a range of interpretations from different corners of the scholarly community. The new translations included here make available for the first time to English speaking students the intriguing methodologies that are currently developing in Scandinavia. An essential collection of scholarship for any Old Norse course, The Poetic Edda will also be of interest to scholars of Indo-European myth, as well as those who study the theory of myth.
Author : J. Friðriksdóttir
Publisher : Springer
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 32,17 MB
Release : 2013-03-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1137118067
Old Norse texts offer different ideas about what it is to be female, presenting women in diverse social and economic positions. This book analyzes female characters in medieval Icelandic saga literature, and demonstrates how they engaged with some of the most contested values of the period, revealing the anxieties of both the authors and audiences.
Author : Massimiliano Bampi
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 43,58 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Literary form
ISBN : 1843845644
A comprehensive guide to a crucial aspect of Old Norse literature.
Author : Michael P. Barnes
Publisher :
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 14,37 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Old Norse language
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 40,8 MB
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0292792549
The Poetic Edda comprises a treasure trove of mythic and spiritual verse holding an important place in Nordic culture, literature, and heritage. Its tales of strife and death form a repository, in poetic form, of Norse mythology and heroic lore, embodying both the ethical views and the cultural life of the North during the late heathen and early Christian times. Collected by an unidentified Icelander, probably during the twelfth or thirteenth century, The Poetic Edda was rediscovered in Iceland in the seventeenth century by Danish scholars. Even then its value as poetry, as a source of historical information, and as a collection of entertaining stories was recognized. This meticulous translation succeeds in reproducing the verse patterns, the rhythm, the mood, and the dignity of the original in a revision that Scandinavian Studies says "may well grace anyone's bookshelf."
Author : Rory McTurk
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 34,68 MB
Release : 2008-03-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 140513738X
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
Author : Eric Valentine Gordon
Publisher :
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 24,45 MB
Release : 1927
Category : Folklore
ISBN :
Author : Daniel McCoy
Publisher :
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 11,83 MB
Release : 2016-06-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781533393036
The Viking Spirit is an introduction to Norse mythology like no other. As you'd expect from Daniel McCoy, the creator of the enduringly popular website Norse Mythology for Smart People (Norse-Mythology.org), it's written to scholarly standards, but in a simple, clear, and entertaining style that's easy to understand and a pleasure to read. It includes gripping retellings of no less than 34 epic Norse myths - more than any other book in the field - while also providing an equally comprehensive overview of the fascinating Viking religion of which Norse mythology was a part. You'll learn about the Vikings' gods and goddesses, their concept of fate, their views on the afterlife, their moral code, how they thought the universe was structured, how they practiced their religion, the role that magic played in their lives, and much more. With its inclusion of the latest groundbreaking research in the field, The Viking Spirit is the ultimate introduction to the timeless splendor of Norse mythology and religion for the 21st Century.
