The Structure of Old Norse "Dróttkvætt" Poetry / Kari Ellen Gade.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gade, Kari Ellen, Author.

Series:

Islandica ; 49

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scalds and scaldic poetry.

Rhetoric, Medieval.

Old Norse poetry.

Old Norse language--Metrics and rhythmics.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 290 pages)

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Preface

Abbreviations

Terminology: Old Norse

Terminology: Technical

Chapter 1: Function and Form of Drόttkvœtt

Chapter 2: The Constitutive Features of Drόttkvœtt

Chapter 3: Structural Peculiarities

Chapter 4: Group 1: Types E1-4, XE3-4, and B

Chapter 5: Group II: Types D1-2, A2k, and C

Chapter 6: Type A

Chapter 7: Sentence Patterns

Chapter 8: Conclusion

Notes

Omissions

Appendix: Summary of Types

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [270]-276) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)

ISBN:

1-5017-3244-7

OCLC:

1053869132