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Record Nr.

UNINA9910143264703321

Titolo

A companion to Old Norse-Icelandic literature and culture / / edited by Rory McTurk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2005

ISBN

1-78268-625-8

1-280-19869-9

9786610198696

1-4051-6499-9

0-470-99686-2

1-4051-3738-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (584 p.)

Collana

Blackwell companions to literature and culture ; ; 31

Altri autori (Persone)

McTurkRory

Disciplina

839.6/09

Soggetti

Old Norse literature - History and criticism

Iceland Civilization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Maps; Introduction; 1 Archaeology of Economy and Society; 2 Christian Biography; 3 Christian Poetry; 4 Continuity? The Icelandic Sagas in Post-Medieval Times; 5 Eddic Poetry; 6 Family Sagas; 7 Geography and Travel; 8 Historical Background: Iceland 870-1400; 9 Historiography and Pseudo-History; 10 Language; 11 Late Prose Fiction (lygisögur); 12 Late Secular Poetry; 13 Laws; 14 Manuscripts and Palaeography; 15 Metre and Metrics; 16 Orality and Literacy in the Sagas of Icelanders

17 Pagan Myth and Religion18 The Post-Medieval Reception of Old Norse and Old Icelandic Literature; 19 Prose of Christian Instruction; 20 Rhetoric and Style; 21 Romance (Translated riddarasögur); 22 Royal Biography; 23 Runes; 24 Sagas of Contemporary History (Sturlunga saga): Texts and Research; 25 Sagas of Icelandic Prehistory (fornaldarsögur); 26 Short Prose Narrative (þáttr); 27 Skaldic Poetry; 28 Social Institutions; 29 Women in Old Norse Poetry and Sagas; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This major survey of Old Norse-Icelandic literature and culture



demonstrates the remarkable continuity of Icelandic language and culture from medieval to modern times. Comprises 29 chapters written by leading scholars in the field Reflects current debates among Old Norse-Icelandic scholars Pays attention to previously neglected areas of study, such as the sagas of Icelandic bishops and the fantasy sagas Looks at the ways Old Norse-Icelandic literature is used by modern writers, artists and film directors, both within and outside Scandinavia Sets