Old Norse-Icelandic literature : a short introduction /
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| Author / Creator: | O'Donoghue, Heather. |
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| Imprint: | Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2004. |
| Description: | ix, 241 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Blackwell introductions to literature |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5063358 |
| Summary: | <p> From runic inscriptions to sagas, this book introduces readers to the colourful world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature. </p> An introduction to the colourful world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature. Covers mythology and family sagas, as well as less well-known areas, such as oral story-telling, Eddaic verse and skaldic verse. An introduction helps readers to appreciate the language and culture of the first settlers in Iceland. Looks at the reception of Old-Norse-Icelandic literature over the ages, as views of the vikings have changed. Shows how a whole range of authors from Shakespeare to Seamus Heaney have been influenced by Old Norse-Icelandic literature. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 241 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-231) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0631236252 0631236260 |
