A Handbook to Eddic Poetry Myths and Legends of Early Scandinavia |
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| Editor:
| Larrington, Carolyne
Quinn, Judy
Schorn, Brittany |
| ISBN: | 978-1-316-47168-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2016 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $225.00 |
Book Description:
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A comprehensive introduction to Old Norse-Icelandic eddic poetry, written in accessible terms and featuring the latest research on poetics. It foregrounds the poetry's role in transmitting Scandinavian myths from the Viking Age and its value in the study of pre-Christian religions, as well as the poetry's influence on later writers.
A comprehensive introduction to Old Norse-Icelandic eddic poetry, written in accessible terms and featuring the latest research on poetics. It foregrounds the poetry's role in transmitting Scandinavian myths from the Viking Age and its value in the study of pre-Christian religions, as well as the poetry's influence on later writers.