Author: Ari Þorgilsson (fróði)
Publisher: Viking Society for Northern Research University College
ISBN:
Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Presents a translation of two early Icelandic histories with introduction and notes.
Íslendingabók
Author: Ari Þorgilsson (fróði)
Publisher: Viking Society for Northern Research University College
ISBN:
Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Presents a translation of two early Icelandic histories with introduction and notes.
Publisher: Viking Society for Northern Research University College
ISBN:
Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Presents a translation of two early Icelandic histories with introduction and notes.
Islendingabok
Author: Ari Thorgilsson Frodi
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 89
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 89
Book Description
The Meaning of Media
Author: Anna Catharina Horn
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110695499
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The book highlights aspects of mediality and materiality in the dissemination and distribution of texts in the Scandinavian Middle Ages important for achieving a general understanding of the emerging literate culture. In nine chapters various types of texts represented in different media and in a range of materials are treated. The topics include two chapters on epigraphy, on lead amulets and stone monuments inscribed with runes and Roman letters. In four chapters aspects of the manuscript culture is discussed, the role of authorship and of the dissemination of Christian topics in translations. The appropriation of a Latin book culture in the vernaculars is treated as well as the adminstrative use of writing in charters. In the two final chapters topics related to the emerging print culture in early post-medieval manuscripts and prints are discussed with a focus on reception. The range of topics will make the book relevant for scholars from all fields of medieval research as well as those interested in mediality and materiality in general.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110695499
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The book highlights aspects of mediality and materiality in the dissemination and distribution of texts in the Scandinavian Middle Ages important for achieving a general understanding of the emerging literate culture. In nine chapters various types of texts represented in different media and in a range of materials are treated. The topics include two chapters on epigraphy, on lead amulets and stone monuments inscribed with runes and Roman letters. In four chapters aspects of the manuscript culture is discussed, the role of authorship and of the dissemination of Christian topics in translations. The appropriation of a Latin book culture in the vernaculars is treated as well as the adminstrative use of writing in charters. In the two final chapters topics related to the emerging print culture in early post-medieval manuscripts and prints are discussed with a focus on reception. The range of topics will make the book relevant for scholars from all fields of medieval research as well as those interested in mediality and materiality in general.
A History of Icelandic Literature
Author: Daisy L. Neijmann
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803233469
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 748
Book Description
As complete a history as possible of the literature of Iceland.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803233469
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 748
Book Description
As complete a history as possible of the literature of Iceland.
In Search of the Culprit
Author: Lukas Rösli
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110725487
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
Despite various poststructuralist rejections of the idea of a singular author-genius, the question of a textual archetype that can be assigned to a named author is still a common scholarly phantasm. The Romantic idea that an author created a text or even a work autonomously is transferred even to pre-modern literature today. This ignores the fact that the transmission of medieval and early modern literature creates variances that could not be justified by means of singular authorships. The present volume offers new theoretical approaches from English, German, and Scandinavian studies to provide a historically more adequate approach to the question of authorship in premodern literary cultures. Authorship is no longer equated with an extra-textual entity, but is instead considered a narratological, inner- and intertextual function that can be recognized in the retrospectively established beginnings of literature as well as in the medial transformation of texts during the early days of printing. The volume is aimed at interested scholars of all philologies, especially those dealing with the Middle Ages or Early Modern Period.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110725487
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
Despite various poststructuralist rejections of the idea of a singular author-genius, the question of a textual archetype that can be assigned to a named author is still a common scholarly phantasm. The Romantic idea that an author created a text or even a work autonomously is transferred even to pre-modern literature today. This ignores the fact that the transmission of medieval and early modern literature creates variances that could not be justified by means of singular authorships. The present volume offers new theoretical approaches from English, German, and Scandinavian studies to provide a historically more adequate approach to the question of authorship in premodern literary cultures. Authorship is no longer equated with an extra-textual entity, but is instead considered a narratological, inner- and intertextual function that can be recognized in the retrospectively established beginnings of literature as well as in the medial transformation of texts during the early days of printing. The volume is aimed at interested scholars of all philologies, especially those dealing with the Middle Ages or Early Modern Period.
Norrœna
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Old Norse-Icelandic Literature
Author: Carol J. Clover
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501741659
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The current revival of interest in the rich and varied literature of early Scandinavia has prompted a corresponding interest in its background: its origins, social and historical context, and relationship to other medieval literatures. Even readers with a knowledge of Old Norse and Icelandic have found these subjects difficult to pursue, however, for up-to-date reference works in any language are few and none exist in English. To fill the gap, six distinguished scholars have contributed ambitious new essays to this volume. The contributors summarize and comment on scholarly work in the major branches of the field: Eddie and skaldic poetry, family and kings' sagas, courtly writing, and mythology. Taken together, their judicious and attractively written essays-each with a full bibliography-make up the first book-length survey of Old Norse literature in English and a basic reference work that will stimulate research in these areas and help to open up the field to a wider academic readership.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501741659
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The current revival of interest in the rich and varied literature of early Scandinavia has prompted a corresponding interest in its background: its origins, social and historical context, and relationship to other medieval literatures. Even readers with a knowledge of Old Norse and Icelandic have found these subjects difficult to pursue, however, for up-to-date reference works in any language are few and none exist in English. To fill the gap, six distinguished scholars have contributed ambitious new essays to this volume. The contributors summarize and comment on scholarly work in the major branches of the field: Eddie and skaldic poetry, family and kings' sagas, courtly writing, and mythology. Taken together, their judicious and attractively written essays-each with a full bibliography-make up the first book-length survey of Old Norse literature in English and a basic reference work that will stimulate research in these areas and help to open up the field to a wider academic readership.
Old Icelandic Literature and Society
Author: Margaret Clunies Ross
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521631122
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
The first comprehensive account of Old Icelandic literature set within its social and cultural context.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521631122
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
The first comprehensive account of Old Icelandic literature set within its social and cultural context.
The Norse Discovery of America
Author: James William Buel
Publisher: London : Norroena Society
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Publisher: London : Norroena Society
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Old Norse-Icelandic Literature
Author: Medieval Academy of America
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 9780802038234
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
"In the past few decades, interest in the rich and varied literature of early Scandinavia has prompted a corresponding interest in its background: its origins, social and historical context, and relationship to other medieval literatures. Until the 1980s, however, there was a distinct lack of scholarship in English that synthesized the critical trends and thinking in the field, so in 1985 Carol J. Clover and John Lindow brought together several of the most distinguished Old Norse scholars to contribute essays for a collection that would finally provide a comprehensive guide to the major genres of Old Norse-Icelandic literature." "The contributors summarize and comment on scholarly work in the major branches of the field: eddic and skaldic poetry, family and kings' sagas, courtly writing, and mythology. Their essays, each with a full bibliography, make up this vital survey of Old Norse literature in English - a basic reference work that has stimulated much research and helped to open up the field to a wider academic readership." "This volume has become an essential text for instructors, and now, twenty years after its first appearance, it is being republished as part of the Medieval Academy Reprints for Teaching (MART) series with a new preface that discusses more recent contributions to the field."
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 9780802038234
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
"In the past few decades, interest in the rich and varied literature of early Scandinavia has prompted a corresponding interest in its background: its origins, social and historical context, and relationship to other medieval literatures. Until the 1980s, however, there was a distinct lack of scholarship in English that synthesized the critical trends and thinking in the field, so in 1985 Carol J. Clover and John Lindow brought together several of the most distinguished Old Norse scholars to contribute essays for a collection that would finally provide a comprehensive guide to the major genres of Old Norse-Icelandic literature." "The contributors summarize and comment on scholarly work in the major branches of the field: eddic and skaldic poetry, family and kings' sagas, courtly writing, and mythology. Their essays, each with a full bibliography, make up this vital survey of Old Norse literature in English - a basic reference work that has stimulated much research and helped to open up the field to a wider academic readership." "This volume has become an essential text for instructors, and now, twenty years after its first appearance, it is being republished as part of the Medieval Academy Reprints for Teaching (MART) series with a new preface that discusses more recent contributions to the field."