{"product_id":"the-cambridge-history-of-old-norse-icelandic-literature-hardback-9781108486811","title":"The Cambridge History of Old Norse-Icelandic Literature (Hardback) 9781108486811","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge History of Old Norse-Icelandic Literature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn authoritative and accessible guide to Old Norse-Icelandic literature, featuring chapters from internationally distinguished scholars.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHeather O'Donoghue (Edited by), Eleanor Parker (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108486811, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 February 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e648 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 3.5 cm, 1.16 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The Cambridge History is voluminous, written by twenty-seven scholars, and divided into six parts, commencing with its contexts - that is, the history of Iceland - and continuing to its manuscripts and textual culture; its poetic language; theoretical approaches to its literature; its reception; and its landscape and material culture. It is a most impressive achievement.' Marianne Kalinke, Journal of English and Germanic Philology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA landmark new history of Old Norse-Icelandic literature, this volume is a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to a unique and celebrated body of medieval writing. Chapters by internationally recognized experts offer the latest in-depth analysis of every significant genre and group of texts in the corpus, including sagas and skaldic verse, romances and saints' lives, myths and histories, laws and learned literature. Together, they provide a scholarly, readable and accessible overview of the whole field. Innovatively organized by the chronology and geography of the texts' settings – which stretch from mythic history to medieval Iceland, from Vinland to Byzantium – they reveal the interconnectedness of diverse genres encompassing verse and prose, translations and original works, Christian and pre-Christian literature, fiction and non-fiction. This is the ideal volume for specialists, students and general readers who want a fresh and authoritative guide to the literature of medieval Iceland and Norway.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Contexts: 1. History: Iceland from the settlement to 1400 CE Haki Antonsson\u003cbr\u003e 2. Manuscripts and textual culture Emily Lethbridge\u003cbr\u003e 3. Poetic language, form and metre R. D. Fulk\u003cbr\u003e 4. Theoretical approaches Torfi H. Tulinius\u003cbr\u003e 5. Reception Verena Höfig\u003cbr\u003e 6. Landscape and material culture Jane Harrison\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Distant Past: 7. Mythological poetry Judy Quinn\u003cbr\u003e 8. Heroic poetry Carolyne Larrington\u003cbr\u003e 9. Fornaldarsögur Annette Lassen\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Saga Age: 10. Íslendingasögur Margaret Clunies Ross\u003cbr\u003e 11. Poets' sagas Alison Finlay\u003cbr\u003e 12. Prosimetrum in the Íslendingasögur Heather O'Donoghue\u003cbr\u003e 13. Court poetry Diana Whaley\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The New Christian World: 14. Conversion and literature Christopher Abram\u003cbr\u003e 15. Saints' lives Siân Grønlie\u003cbr\u003e 16. Christian poetry Kirsten Wolf\u003cbr\u003e 17. Homilies and Christian instruction Jonas Wellendorf\u003cbr\u003e 18. Biskupa sögur Ásdís Egilsdóttir\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Beyond Iceland: 19. Kings' sagas Erin Michelle Goeres\u003cbr\u003e 20. Diaspora sagas Judith Jesch\u003cbr\u003e 21. Riddarasögur Sif Ríkharðsdóttir\u003cbr\u003e 22. Rímur M. J. Driscoll\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Compilations: 23. The Prose Edda Kevin J. Wanner\u003cbr\u003e 24. Samtíðarsögur Ármann Jakobsson\u003cbr\u003e 25. Learned literature Guðrún Nordal\u003cbr\u003e 26. Grágás and the legal culture of Commonwealth Iceland William Ian Miller.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20classical,%20early%20\u0026amp;%20medieval%20%5BDSBB%5D%22\"\u003eDSBB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52165737152792,"sku":"9781108486811","price":101.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108486811i.jpg?v=1781099953","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-history-of-old-norse-icelandic-literature-hardback-9781108486811","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}