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Record Nr.

UNINA9910157837403321

Autore

Goeres Erin Michelle <1982->

Titolo

The poetics of commemoration : Skaldic verse and social memory, c. 890-1070 / / Erin Michelle Goeres [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015

ISBN

0-19-180817-2

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Oxford English monographs

Disciplina

839.61009

Soggetti

Old Norse poetry - History and criticism

Scalds and scaldic poetry - History and criticism

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

'The Poetics of Commemoration' is a study of the role poetry played in the commemoration of kings during the Viking age, investigating the variety of ways in which poets responded to the death of a king, and how poetry helped to construct a shared memory and identity for the community he left behind.