A companion to Old Norse-Icelandic literature and culture / edited by Rory McTurk.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McTurk, Rory.

Series:

Blackwell companions to literature and culture ; 31.

Blackwell companions to literature and culture ; 31

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Old Norse literature--History and criticism.

Old Norse literature.

Iceland--Civilization.

Iceland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (584 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This major survey of Old Norse-Icelandic literature and culture demonstrates the remarkable continuity of Icelandic language and culture from medieval to modern times. Comprises 29 chapters written by leading scholars in the field Reflects current debates among Old Norse-Icelandic scholars Pays attention to previously neglected areas of study, such as the sagas of Icelandic bishops and the fantasy sagas Looks at the ways Old Norse-Icelandic literature is used by modern writers, artists and film directors, both within and outside Scandinavia Sets

Contents:

A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Maps; Introduction; 1 Archaeology of Economy and Society; 2 Christian Biography; 3 Christian Poetry; 4 Continuity? The Icelandic Sagas in Post-Medieval Times; 5 Eddic Poetry; 6 Family Sagas; 7 Geography and Travel; 8 Historical Background: Iceland 870-1400; 9 Historiography and Pseudo-History; 10 Language; 11 Late Prose Fiction (lygisögur); 12 Late Secular Poetry; 13 Laws; 14 Manuscripts and Palaeography; 15 Metre and Metrics; 16 Orality and Literacy in the Sagas of Icelanders

17 Pagan Myth and Religion18 The Post-Medieval Reception of Old Norse and Old Icelandic Literature; 19 Prose of Christian Instruction; 20 Rhetoric and Style; 21 Romance (Translated riddarasögur); 22 Royal Biography; 23 Runes; 24 Sagas of Contemporary History (Sturlunga saga): Texts and Research; 25 Sagas of Icelandic Prehistory (fornaldarsögur); 26 Short Prose Narrative (þáttr); 27 Skaldic Poetry; 28 Social Institutions; 29 Women in Old Norse Poetry and Sagas; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610198696

9781782686255

1782686258

9781280198694

1280198699

9781405164993

1405164999

9780470996867

0470996862

9781405137386

140513738X

OCLC:

475936567