Old Norse-Icelandic Literature: A Short Introduction Paperback - 2004 - 1st Edition
by Heather O'Donoghue
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Iceland has no human prehistory.
From the rear cover
From runic inscriptions to sagas, this book introduces readers to the colourful world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature. It covers not only mythology and family sagas, but also looks at less well-known areas, such as oral story-telling, Eddaic verse and skaldic verse. An introduction describing the language and culture of the first settlers in Iceland helps readers to appreciate the background against which this literature was produced.
The book acts as an introduction not only to Old-Norse Icelandic literature, but also to its reception through the ages and its influence on literature written in English. The author shows how a whole range of authors from Chaucer to Seamus Heaney have been influenced by this body of work, pointing out that even King Lear and Hamlet appear in Old Norse texts.
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- Title Old Norse-Icelandic Literature: A Short Introduction
- Author Heather O'Donoghue
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 241
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley-Blackwell
- Date 2004-02-27
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780631236269 / 0631236260
- Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 8.92 x 5.96 x 0.75 in (22.66 x 15.14 x 1.91 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Germany
- Cultural Region: Scandinavian
- Library of Congress subjects Old Norse literature - History and criticism, English literature - Old Norse influences
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003013335
- Dewey Decimal Code 839.609
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