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A Handbook to Eddic Poetry: Myths and Legends of Early Scandinavia
Contributor(s): Larrington, Carolyne (Editor), Quinn, Judy (Editor), Schorn, Brittany (Editor)

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ISBN: 1107135443     ISBN-13: 9781107135444
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $103.55  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | European - German
- Literary Criticism | Poetry
Dewey: 839.610
LCCN: 2016016313
Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6.21" W x 9.38" L (1.73 lbs) 424 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product
Review Citations: Choice 09/01/2018
 
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This is the first comprehensive and accessible survey in English of Old Norse eddic poetry: a remarkable body of literature rooted in the Viking Age, which is a critical source for the study of early Scandinavian myths, poetics, culture and society. Dramatically recreating the voices of the legendary past, eddic poems distil moments of high emotion as human heroes and supernatural beings alike grapple with betrayal, loyalty, mortality and love. These poems relate the most famous deeds of gods such as inn and rr with their adversaries the giants; they bring to life the often fraught interactions between kings, queens and heroes as well as their encounters with valkyries, elves, dragons and dwarfs. Written by leading international scholars, the chapters in this volume showcase the poetic riches of the eddic corpus, and reveal its relevance to the history of poetics, gender studies, pre-Christian religions, art history and archaeology.

Contributor Bio(s): Larrington, Carolyne: - Carolyne Larrington is Official Fellow and Tutor at St John's College, University of Oxford.Quinn, Judy: - Judy Quinn is Reader in Old Norse Literature in the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at the University of Cambridge.Schorn, Brittany: - Brittany Schorn is a Research Associate in the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at the University of Cambridge.
 
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