{"product_id":"the-elder-edda-and-ancient-scandinavian-drama-paperback-9781107694842","title":"The Elder Edda and Ancient Scandinavian Drama (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107694842","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Elder Edda and Ancient Scandinavian Drama\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginally published in 1920, this book provides a theory of the dramatic origin of the older Eddic poems.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBertha S. Phillpotts (Assisted by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107694842, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 June 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e230 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.3 cm, 0.3 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\"\u003eOriginally published in 1920, this book provides a theory of the dramatic origin of the older Eddic poems. Whilst the Eddic collection in general can be seen to contain a variety of unrelated elements, there is an essential unity to the older poems on native subjects. This can be seen in their special metre, their dialogic or monologic form, bearing traces of improvisation by one or more speakers, their stage directions, their stock scenes, their taste for disguised or theriomorphic characters, and their fixed traditional plots. In analysing this unity, the text brings forth observations on the relationship between the poems and the socio-cultural context in which they were written. This is a highly informative volume that will be of value to anyone with an interest in Old Norse literature and literary criticism.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFrontispiece\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Eddic problem\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Edda poems\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Edda poems in relation to other early Scandinavian verse\u003cbr\u003e 4. The chant-metre poems\u003cbr\u003e 5. Mythological poems in old-lore metre (excusrsus, Thrym's Lay)\u003cbr\u003e 6. Lost poems in chat-metre\u003cbr\u003e 7. Icelandic tradition and the Norwegian poems\u003cbr\u003e 8. Characteristics of Norwegian Eddic poetry: traces of popular origin\u003cbr\u003e 9. Characteristics of Norwegian Eddic poetry (cont.): the prose comments\u003cbr\u003e 10. Characteristics of Norwegian Eddic poetry (cont): stock scenes, theriomorphic personages and disguise\u003cbr\u003e 11. Evidence for indigenous drama in Scandinavia\u003cbr\u003e 12. Plots of the Eddic dramas: divine protagonists\u003cbr\u003e 13. Plots of the Eddic dramas (cont.): the ritual marriage\u003cbr\u003e 14. Plots of the Eddic dramas (cont.): the fertility drama\u003cbr\u003e 15. Characters of the fertility drama\u003cbr\u003e 16. Actors and authors. The chorus. The scene\u003cbr\u003e 17. The beginnings of tragedy. The Greek analogy\u003cbr\u003e 18. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265889390872,"sku":"9781107694842","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107694842i_25b29bee-b85b-4fb6-b7da-ba0c862bdc5a.jpg?v=1694865979","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-elder-edda-and-ancient-scandinavian-drama-paperback-9781107694842","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}