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Old Norse–Icelandic Literature: A Short Introduction: Wiley Blackwell Introductions to Literature

Autor D O′Donoghue
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 8 dec 2003

Old Norse-Icelandic Literature
A SHORT INTRODUCTION

HEATHER O'DONOGHUE

From runic inscriptions to sagas, this book introduces readers to the colourful world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature. It covers not only mythology and family sagas, but also looks at less well-known areas, such as oral story-telling, Eddaic verse and skaldic verse. An introduction describing the language and culture of the first settlers in Iceland helps readers to appreciate the background against which this literature was produced.

The book acts as an introduction not only to Old-Norse Icelandic literature, but also to its reception through the ages and its influence on literature written in English. The author shows how a whole range of authors from Chaucer to Seamus Heaney have been influenced by this body of work, pointing out that even King Lear and Hamlet appear in Old Norse texts.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780631236252
ISBN-10: 0631236252
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 160 x 239 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Wiley
Seria Wiley Blackwell Introductions to Literature

Locul publicării:Chichester, United Kingdom

Public țintă

students of Old Norse–Icelandic literature in departments of English, German, Scandinavian studies and medieval studies; students of folklore, myth or viking culture in departments of history, archaeology, comparative literature or European studies; general readers

Notă biografică

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


Descriere

From runic inscriptions to sagas, this book introduces readers to the world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature. It covers mythology and family sagas, as well as less well-known areas, such as oral story-telling, Eddaic verse and skaldic verse. It shows how a range of authors from Shakespeare to Seamus Heaney have been influenced by this literature.