Eddic, Skaldic, and Beyond : Poetic Variety in Medieval Iceland and Norway / edited by Martin Chase.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chase, Martin, editor.

Series:

Fordham series in medieval studies

Fordham Series in Medieval Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Old Norse poetry--History and criticism.

Old Norse poetry.

Eddas--History and criticism.

Eddas.

Scalds and scaldic poetry--History and criticism.

Scalds and scaldic poetry.

Physical Description:

x, 282 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Fordham University Press, 2014.

Summary:

"Eddic, Skaldic, and Beyond shines light on traditional divisions of Old Norse-Icelandic poetry and awakens the reader to work that blurs these boundaries. Many of the texts and topics taken up in these enlightening essays have been difficult to categorize and have consequently been overlooked or undervalued. The boundaries between genres (Eddic and Skaldic), periods (Viking Age, medieval, early modern), or cultures (Icelandic, Scandinavian, English, Continental) may not have been as sharp in the eyes and ears of contemporary authors and audiences as they are in our own. When questions of classification are allowed to fade into the background, at least temporarily, the poetry can be appreciated on its own terms. Some of the essays in this collection present new material, while others challenge long-held assumptions. They reflect the idea that poetry with "medieval" characteristics continued to be produced in Iceland well past the fifteenth century, and even beyond the Protestant Reformation in Iceland (1550). This superb volume, rich in up-to-date scholarship, makes little-known material accessible to a wide audience"-- Provided by publisher.

"Explores the blurring of boundaries between genres (skaldic and eddic), periods (Viking Age, medieval, early modern) and cultures (Icelandic, Scandinavian, English, continental) in Old Norse-Icelandic poetry"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

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Introduction

Gunnlaugr Leifsson's Uses in Merlínússpá of Twelfth-Century English Sources Additional to the De Gestis Britonum of Geoffrey of Monmouth

Russell Poole

The Genesis of Strengleikar: Scribes, Translators, and Place of Origin

Ingvil Brügger Budal

Einarr Skúlason, Snorri Sturluson, and the Post-Pagan Mythological Kenning

Christopher Abram

Skáldskaparmál as a Tool for Composition of "Early" Skaldic Poetry

Mikael Males

Háttatal Stanza 12 and the Divine Legitimation of Kings

Kevin J. Wanner

Creating Tradition: the Use of Skaldic Verse in Old Norse Historiography

Rolf Stavnem

Rattus Rattus as a Beast of Battle? Stanza 12 of Ragnars Saga

Rory McTurk

Wit and Wisdom: the World View of the Old Norse-Icelandic Riddles and Their Relationship to Eddic Poetry

Hannah Burrows

Devotional Poetry at the End of the Middle Ages in Iceland

Martin Chase

Love and Death in the Icelandic Ballad

Paul Acker

Steinunn Finnsdóttir and Snækóngs Rímur

Shaun F. D. Hughes

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780823257812

0823257819

OCLC:

861671202