LEADER 03575nam 22006614a 450 001 9910143264703321 005 20240410073603.0 010 $a1-78268-625-8 010 $a1-280-19869-9 010 $a9786610198696 010 $a1-4051-6499-9 010 $a0-470-99686-2 010 $a1-4051-3738-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000351783 035 $a(EBL)228535 035 $a(OCoLC)475936567 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000126148 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11152472 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000126148 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10030515 035 $a(PQKB)10599169 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC228535 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL228535 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10158513 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL19869 035 $a(OCoLC)926161084 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000351783 100 $a20040802d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 02$aA companion to Old Norse-Icelandic literature and culture /$fedited by Rory McTurk 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMalden, MA $cBlackwell Pub.$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (584 p.) 225 1 $aBlackwell companions to literature and culture ;$v31 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-6367-4 311 $a0-631-23502-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aA 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 (lygiso?gur); 12 Late Secular Poetry; 13 Laws; 14 Manuscripts and Palaeography; 15 Metre and Metrics; 16 Orality and Literacy in the Sagas of Icelanders 327 $a17 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 riddaraso?gur); 22 Royal Biography; 23 Runes; 24 Sagas of Contemporary History (Sturlunga saga): Texts and Research; 25 Sagas of Icelandic Prehistory (fornaldarso?gur); 26 Short Prose Narrative (ža?ttr); 27 Skaldic Poetry; 28 Social Institutions; 29 Women in Old Norse Poetry and Sagas; Index 330 $aThis major survey of Old Norse-Icelandic literature and culture demonstrates the remarkable continuity of Icelandic language and culture from medieval to modern times. Comprises 29 chapters written by leading scholars in the field Reflects current debates among Old Norse-Icelandic scholars Pays attention to previously neglected areas of study, such as the sagas of Icelandic bishops and the fantasy sagas Looks at the ways Old Norse-Icelandic literature is used by modern writers, artists and film directors, both within and outside Scandinavia Sets 410 0$aBlackwell companions to literature and culture ;$v31. 606 $aOld Norse literature$xHistory and criticism 607 $aIceland$xCivilization 615 0$aOld Norse literature$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a839.6/09 701 $aMcTurk$b Rory$0887918 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910143264703321 996 $aA companion to Old Norse-Icelandic literature and culture$91983324 997 $aUNINA