Format:
1 Online-Ressource (ix, 241 pages).
ISBN:
978-0-470-77606-3
,
0-470-77606-4
,
978-0-470-77683-4
,
0-470-77683-8
,
0-631-23625-2
,
978-0-631-23625-2
,
0-631-23626-0
,
978-0-631-23626-9
Series Statement:
Blackwell introductions to literature
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-231) and index. - From runic inscriptions to sagas, this book introduces readers 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. 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
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1002/9780470776063
URL:
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