OLD NORSE-ICELANDIC LITERATURE: A SHORT INTRODUCTION.
Series: BLACKWELL INTRODUCTIONS TO LITERATURE; 6
Publisher: BLACKWELL; Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2004-01-01
Place of publication: OXFORD
Language: und; eng
Number of pages: 241
Description: From runic inscriptions to sagas, this book introduces readers to the colourful world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature. Covers mythology and family sagas, as well as less well-known areas, such as oral story-telling, Eddaic verse and skaldic verse. Helps readers to appreciate the language and culture of the first settlers in Iceland. Looks at the reception of Old-Norse-Icelandic literature over the ages, as views of the vikings have changed. Shows how a whole range of authors from Shakespeare to Seamus Heaney have been influenced by Old Norse-Icelandic literature.