The Cambridge history of old Norse-Icelandic literature / edited by Heather O'Donoghue, Eleanor Parker.
| Other author | O'Donoghue, Heather. |
| Other author | Parker, Eleanor Catherine, 1986- |
| Other author | Cambridge University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Cambridge Histories Online: Full Collection |
| Subjects |
| Contents | History : Iceland from the settlement to 1400 CE / Haki Antonsson -- Manuscripts and textual culture / Emily Lethbridge -- Poetic language, form and metre / R.D. Fulk -- Theoretical approaches / Torfi H. Tulinius -- Reception / Verena Höfig -- Landscape and material culture / Jane Harrison -- Mythological poetry / Judy Quinn -- Heroic poetry / Carolyne Larrington -- Fornaldarsögur / Annette Lassen -- Íslendingasögur / Margaret Clunies Ross -- Poets' sagas / Alison Finlay -- Prosimetrum in the Íslendingasögur / Heather O'Donoghue -- Court poetry / Diana Whaley -- Conversion and literature / Christopher Abram -- Saints' lives / Siân Grønlie -- Christian poetry / Kirsten Wolf -- Homilies and Christian instruction / Jonas Wellendorf -- Biskupa sögur / Ásdís Egilsdóttir -- Kings' sagas / Erin Michelle Goeres -- Diaspora sagas / Judith Jesch -- Riddarasögur / Sif Ríkharðsdóttir -- Rímur / M.J. Driscoll -- The prose Edda / Kevin J. Wanner -- Samtíðarsögur / Ármann Jakobsson -- Learned literature / Guðrún Nordal -- Grágás and the legal culture of commonwealth Iceland / William Ian Miller. |
| Abstract | "An in-depth, accessible history of Old Norse-Icelandic literature, this book provides analysis of all key genres in this celebrated body of writing and of their literary and historical contexts. Through essays by internationally distinguished scholars, it presents a fresh, unified, authoritative guide for specialists, students and general readers"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023029449 |
| ISBN | 9781108486811 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781108708333 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |