327 Pages
by
Routledge
327 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Contents: Classical influence on early Norse literature; Völuspá and Sibylline traditions; The prologue of the prose Edda: explorations of a Latin background; Eddic poetry as a source for the history of Germanic religion; The scope of the Corpus Poeticum Boreale; Völuspá and satiric tradition; The war of the Aesir and Vanir in Völuspá; Óminnis hegri; Art and tradition in SkÃrnismál; Sem jarlar forÆ’um. The influence of RÃgsÂula on two saga-episodes; Beowulf and Ragnaroµk; Pagan beliefs and Christian impact: the contribution of Eddic studies; Le caractère de la poésie germanique héroïque; The poet's persona in the Skalds' sagas; The saga of Hrómund Gripsson and Âorgilssaga; The role of sexual themes in Njáls Saga; Index.
Biography
Ursula Dronke
'...an invaluable resource, not to say essential reading, for all who interest themselves in Old Norse/Icelandic literature and mythology and can respond to the palpable enthusiasm of a fine scholar and teacher.' Parergon, Vol. 16, No. 1
