Old Norse-Icelandic Literature: A Short IntroductionISBN: 978-0-631-23626-9
Paperback
256 pages
February 2004, Wiley-Blackwell
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From runic inscriptions to sagas, this book introduces readers to
the colourful world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature.
- An introduction to the colourful world of Old Norse-Icelandic
literature.
- Covers mythology and family sagas, as well as less well-known
areas, such as oral story-telling, Eddaic verse and skaldic
verse.
- An introduction helps readers to appreciate the language and
culture of the first settlers in Iceland.
- Looks at the reception of Old-Norse-Icelandic literature over
the ages, as views of the vikings have changed.
- Shows how a whole range of authors from Shakespeare to Seamus Heaney have been influenced by Old Norse-Icelandic literature.