Skaldic verse and the poetics of saga narrative /

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.
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by O'Donoghue, Heather
Published 2005

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