A History of Old Norse Poetry and Poetics

by Margaret Clunies Ross

Book Overview

Accessible guide to and description of the medieval poetic tradition in Scandinavia.

This is the first book in English to deal with the twin subjects of Old Norse poetry and the various vernacular treatises on native poetry that were a conspicuous feature of medieval intellectual life in Iceland and the Orkneys from the mid-twelfth to the fourteenth centuries. Its aim is to give a clear description of the rich poetic tradition of early Scandinavia,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843842793
• ISBN13: 9781843842798
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"