03598nam 22006614a 450 991014326470332120240410073603.01-78268-625-81-280-19869-997866101986961-4051-6499-90-470-99686-21-4051-3738-X(CKB)1000000000351783(EBL)228535(OCoLC)475936567(SSID)ssj0000126148(PQKBManifestationID)11152472(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000126148(PQKBWorkID)10030515(PQKB)10599169(MiAaPQ)EBC228535(Au-PeEL)EBL228535(CaPaEBR)ebr10158513(CaONFJC)MIL19869(OCoLC)926161084(EXLCZ)99100000000035178320040802d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA companion to Old Norse-Icelandic literature and culture[electronic resource] /edited by Rory McTurk1st ed.Malden, MA Blackwell Pub.20051 online resource (584 p.)Blackwell companions to literature and culture ;31Description based upon print version of record.1-4051-6367-4 0-631-23502-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Icelanders17 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; IndexThis 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 SetsBlackwell companions to literature and culture ;31.Old Norse literatureHistory and criticismIcelandCivilizationOld Norse literatureHistory and criticism.839.6/09McTurk Rory887918MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910143264703321A companion to Old Norse-Icelandic literature and culture1983324UNINA