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Skaldic verse and the poetics of saga narrative /

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This work provides a detailed reading of a series of sophisticated medieval narratives, the Old Norse-Icelandic sagas. It shows how saga authors achieved a wide range of stylistic and psychological effects through the interplay of prose and verse.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Donoghue, Heather
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Eyrbyggja saga
Gísla saga Súrssonar
Grettis saga
Old Norse poetry > History and criticism.
Scalds and scaldic poetry.
Poésie vieux norroise > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > German.
Old Norse poetry
Scalds and scaldic poetry
Skaldendichtung
Saga
Sagen.
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This work provides a detailed reading of a series of sophisticated medieval narratives, the Old Norse-Icelandic sagas. It shows how saga authors achieved a wide range of stylistic and psychological effects through the interplay of prose and verse.
Physical Description:1 online resource (255 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-249) and index.
ISBN:9781435622371
1435622375
9780191708305
0191708305