Snorri Sturluson and the Edda : the conversion of cultural capital in medieval Scandinavia / / Kevin J. Wanner

• Autore: Wanner Kevin J.
• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2008; ©2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (270 p.)
• Disciplina: 839/.61
• Soggetto topico: Scalds and scaldic poetry; Literature and society - Scandinavia - History
• Soggetto geografico: Scandinavia History
• Soggetto genere / forma: History; Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Electronic books.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The paradox of Snorri Sturluson -- Snorra saga Sturlusonar : a short biography of Snorri Sturluson -- Snorri at home : converting capital in Commonwealth Iceland -- Snorri abroad : Icelandic exploitation of cultural capital -- A poet in search of an audience : the diminishing prestige-value of skaldic poetry -- Haþttatal : beginning and end of the Edda -- Skáldskaparmaþl : salvaging the market for skaldic verse -- Gylfaginning and Formáli : myth, history, and theology -- Appendix : Kennings and Kennings-types in Haþttatal and explication in Skáldskaparmaþl.
• Sommario/riassunto: Wanner brings us a new account of the interests that motivated the production of the Edda, and resolves the mystery of its genesis by demonstrating the intersection of Snorri's political and cultural concerns and practices.
• Titolo autorizzato: Snorri Sturluson and the Edda
• ISBN: 1-4426-9267-7; 1-4426-8915-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781116603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Toronto Old Norse and Icelandic studies ; ; 4.