Approaches to Nordic and Germanic poetry
By: edited by Kristján Árnason, Stephen Carey, Tonya Kim Dewey, Haukur Þorgeirsson, Ragnar Ingi Aðalsteinsson and Þórhallur Eyþórsson
Publisher: University of Iceland Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Reykjavík
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
ISBN-13: 9789935231215
Subjects: Germanic poetry; Metrics and rhythmics; Old Norse poetry; Influence; Icelandic poetry; Versification; English poetry; History and criticism; Metrics and rythmics; Alliteration
Description: The theme of this book is the structure and ideological significances of old Germanic poetic form as it lived on in Iceland and to some extent in other related cultures.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.