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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460848403321

Titolo

The poetic Edda : essays on Old Norse mythology / / edited by Paul Acker and Carolyne Larrington

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2002

ISBN

1-136-60136-8

0-203-35773-6

1-136-60135-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (238 p.)

Collana

Routledge Medieval Casebooks

Altri autori (Persone)

AckerPaul

LarringtonCarolyne

Disciplina

839.6/1009

Soggetti

Eddas - History and criticism

Old Norse poetry - History and criticism

Mythology, Norse, in literature

Electronic books.

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

1. "The founding of Migarr (VoluspÁ 1-8)" [tr. Paul Acker] / Lars LÁnnroth -- 2. Gunnlo and the precious mead" [tr. Katrina Attwood] [HÁvamÁl] / Svava Jakobdóttir -- 3. "VafÉrÉnismÁl and GrÉmnismÁl : cosmic history, cosmic geography" / Carolyne Larrington -- 4. "Cursing with the thistle : 'SkÉrnismÁl' 31, 6-8, and OE metrical charm 9, 16-17" / Joseph Harris -- 5. "HÁrbarsljó as generic farce" / Carol Clover -- 6. "Éorr's fishing expedition" [Hymiskvia] [tr. Kristin Williams] / Preben Meulengracht SÉrensen -- 7. "Form and content in Lokasenna : a re-evaluation" / Philip N. Anderson -- 8. "Loki's mythological function in the Tripartite system" [Lokasenna] / Jerold C. Frakes -- 9. "Reading Érymskvia" / Margaret Clunies Ross -- 10. "The context of Volundarkvia" / John McKinnell -- 11. "Dwarf-lore in AlvÉssmÁl" / Paul Acker -- 12. "RÉgsÉula : some medieval Christian analogues" / Thomas D. Hill -- 13. "Dialogue with a volva : VoluspÁ, Baldrs draumar and Hundlujó" / Judy Quinn.