The Structure of Old Norse "Dróttkvætt" Poetry

The Structure of Old Norse Author: Kari Ellen Gade
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501732447
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 312

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The drottkvett was a form of Old Norse skaldic poetry composed to glorify a chieftain's deeds or to lament his death. Kari Ellen Gade explores the structural peculiarities of ninth- and tenth-century drottkvett poetry and suggests a solution to the mystery of the origins of the drottkvett and its eventual demise in the fourteenth century.

The Structure of Old Norse "Dróttkvætt" Poetry

The Structure of Old Norse Author: Kari Ellen Gade
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501732447
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 312

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The drottkvett was a form of Old Norse skaldic poetry composed to glorify a chieftain's deeds or to lament his death. Kari Ellen Gade explores the structural peculiarities of ninth- and tenth-century drottkvett poetry and suggests a solution to the mystery of the origins of the drottkvett and its eventual demise in the fourteenth century.

Snorri Sturluson and the Edda

Snorri Sturluson and the Edda PDF Author: Kevin J. Wanner
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 0802098010
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 273

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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.

Forthcoming Books

Forthcoming Books PDF Author: Rose Arny
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1636

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Current Contents. Arts & Humanities

Current Contents. Arts & Humanities PDF Author: Institute for scientific information (Philadelphie, Pa).
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1700

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Subject Guide to Books in Print

Subject Guide to Books in Print PDF Author:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2476

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Book Review Index

Book Review Index PDF Author:
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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 1520

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Vols. 8-10 of the 1965-1984 master cumulation constitute a title index.

MLA International Bibliography of Books and Articles on the Modern Languages and Literatures

MLA International Bibliography of Books and Articles on the Modern Languages and Literatures PDF Author:
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Category : Languages, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 1520

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Vols. for 1969- include ACTFL annual bibliography of books and articles on pedagogy in foreign languages 1969-

The Publishers' Trade List Annual

The Publishers' Trade List Annual PDF Author:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1196

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Arts & Humanities Citation Index

Arts & Humanities Citation Index PDF Author:
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Category : Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 1458

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A multidisciplinary index covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. It fully covers 1,144 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, and it indexes individually selected, relevant items from over 6,800 major science and social science journals.

Viking Poems on War and Peace

Viking Poems on War and Peace PDF Author: Russell Gilbert Poole
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 9780802067890
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 246

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The Old Norse and Icelandic poets have left us vivid accounts of conflict and peace-making in the Viking Age. Russell G. Poole's editorial and critical analysis reveals much about the texts themselves, the events that they describe, and the culture from which they come. Poole attempts to put right many misunderstandings about the integrity of the texts and their narrative techniques. From a historical perspective, he weighs the poems' authenticity as contemporary documents which provide evidence bearing upon the reconstruction of Viking Age battles, peace negotiations, and other events. He traces the social roles played by violence in medieval Scandinavian society, and explores the many functions of the poet within that society. Arguing that these texts exhibit a mind-style so vastly different from our own present 'individualism, ' Poole suggests that the mind-set of the medieval Scandinavian could be termed 'non-individualist.' The poems discussed are the 'Darradarljód, ' where the speakers are Valkyries; 'Lidsmannaflokkr, ' a rank-and-file warrior's description of Canute the Great's siege of London in 1016; 'Torf-Einarr's Revenge'; 'Egil's Duel with Ljótr, ' five verses from the classic Egils saga Skallagrimssonar; 'A Battle on the Health, ' marking the culmination of a famous feud described in a very early Icelandic saga, the Heidarviga saga; and two extracts from the poem Sexstefia, one describing Haraldr of Norway's great fleet and victory over Sveinn of Denmark, and the other the peace settlement between these two kinds. The texts are presented in association with translations and commentaries as a resource not merely for medieval Scandinavian studies but also for the increasingly interwoven specialisms of literary theory and anthropology.