{"product_id":"old-norse-icelandic-literature-a-short-introduction-hardback-9780631236252","title":"Old Norse-Icelandic Literature; A Short Introduction (Hardback) 9780631236252","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOld Norse-Icelandic Literature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Short Introduction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHeather O'Donoghue (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631236252, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 December 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16.3 x 2.5 cm, 0.517 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom runic inscriptions to sagas, this book introduces readers to the colourful world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn introduction to the colourful world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers mythology and family sagas, as well as less well-known areas, such as oral story-telling, Eddaic verse and skaldic verse.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn introduction helps readers to appreciate the language and culture of the first settlers in Iceland.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at the reception of Old-Norse-Icelandic literature over the ages, as views of the vikings have changed.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how a whole range of authors from Shakespeare to Seamus Heaney have been influenced by Old Norse-Icelandic literature.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Illustrations. \u003cp\u003eChronology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Iceland.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Beginnings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscovery and Settlement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. The Saga.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is a Saga?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre Family Sagas Medieval Novels?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre Family Sagas Chronicles of Times Past?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Extracts: Egils saga, Vatnsdœla saga and Laxdœla saga.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. New Knowledge and Native Traditions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLatin Learning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEddaic and Skaldic Verse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Writings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFornaldarsögur.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRiddarasögur and Rímur.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. The Politics of Old Norse-Icelandic Literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIceland and Scandinavian Nationalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOld Norse-Icelandic as ‘Ancient Poetry’.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBishop Percy’s Translations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGray’s ‘Norse Odes’.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Romantic Viking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur Friends in the North.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOld Norse-Icelandic Studies in Academia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Debate about Saga Origins.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy is Old Norse English Literature?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOld Norse-Icelandic and English Medieval Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. The Influence of Old Norse-Icelandic Literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlakeTolkien and Fantasy Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScott, Kingsley and Haggard.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLandor, Arnold and Morris.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStevenson, Hardy and Galsworthy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMacDiarmid, Mackay Brown, and Auden and MacNeice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeaney and Muldoon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Hrafnkell’s Saga.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literature:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDS%5D%22\"\u003eDS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406463660312,"sku":"9780631236252","price":103.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631236252.jpg?v=1784138420","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/old-norse-icelandic-literature-a-short-introduction-hardback-9780631236252","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}