Cultural legacies of Old Norse literature : new perspectives / edited by Christopher Crocker and Dustin Geeraert.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Crocker, Christopher, editor.

Geeraert, Dustin, editor.

Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Old Norse literature--History and criticism.

Old Norse literature.

Mythology, Norse, in literature.

Mythology, Norse, in popular culture.

Physical Description:

xv, 216 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : D. S. Brewer, 2022.

Summary:

The "Viking Age" of medieval Scandinavia, with its heathen religion and heroic literature, continues to fascinate readers, writers, students, scholars, poets, artists, and creators of all kinds around the world. This cultural legacy is preserved in Old Norse literature, much of it composed and produced in Iceland, an island with a unique position in relation to the ebb and flow of religions, institutions, and empires. 0The chapters in this book examine many topics in Old Norse literature: the mysterious personas of the god Odin, the strange origins of poetry and scholarship, the cryptic lore of the elusive dwarfs, the fame of the dragon-slayer Sigurd and the defiant "Sworn Brothers", the early settlement of Iceland, trade in the medieval north, and the history of literary production. Several contributors upend traditional interpretations of their topics, while others offer new insights into the rich modern artistic reception of Norse myth. These studies reveal the striking resilience and adaptability of Old Norse narrative traditions, which retain their timeless appeal through a startling variety of contexts and changes in form.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781843846383

1843846381

OCLC:

1294284310

Publisher Number:

99993576620