Myth and Fiction in Early Norse Lands
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Art and tradition
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Classical influence
comparative Norse poetic traditions
Eddic poetry
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Germanic religion
heroic verse analysis
Icelandic sagas
Indo-European mythology
medieval Scandinavian literature
Pagan beliefs
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- ISBN 9780860785453
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 150 x 224mm
- Publication Date: 29 Feb 1996
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The first group of essays in this volume explores the links between early Norse literature, from the 9th to the 13th century, and the learned world of medieval Europe. In the second group the focus is upon the range of theme and style in Norse mythological poetry. Some of the key texts are considered in relation to Anglo-Saxon poetry as well as to the wider and more archaic Indo-European cultural inheritance. The third group offers detailed analyses of early Norse heroic poetry, of the formatic role of verse in the Icelandic sagas and of the final perfecting of prose as the ultimate saga medium. The 16 essays, taken together, are essential reading for all scholars, critics and historians who seek to understand the development of one of the world's most unusual and sophisticated literatures.
Ursula Dronke, Emeritus, University of Oxford, UK
