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Speaker and Authority in Old Norse Wisdom Poetry
ISBN: 9783110548174 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. While there is a long tradition of research into eddic poetry, including the poems classed as wisdom literature, much of this has approached the subject either as a primarily philological commentary or has addressed literary and thematic topics of individual or small groups of poems. This book offers a wide-ranging enquiry into the defining features of Old Norse wisdom, including the representation of wisdom in texts which cross traditional generic boundaries. It builds on recent advances in understanding of pre-Christian religion in Scandinavia, and calls on comparative and supporting... While there is a long tradition of research into eddic poetry, including the poems classed as wisdom literature, much of this has approached the su... |
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A Handbook to Eddic Poetry: Myths and Legends of Early Scandinavia
ISBN: 9781316501290 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This is the first comprehensive and accessible survey in English of Old Norse eddic poetry: a remarkable body of literature rooted in the Viking Age, which is a critical source for the study of early Scandinavian myths, poetics, culture and society. Dramatically recreating the voices of the legendary past, eddic poems distil moments of high emotion as human heroes and supernatural beings alike grapple with betrayal, loyalty, mortality and love. These poems relate the most famous deeds of gods such as Odinn and THorr with their adversaries the giants; they bring to life the often fraught...
This is the first comprehensive and accessible survey in English of Old Norse eddic poetry: a remarkable body of literature rooted in the Viking Age, ...
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