O'Donoghue, Heather
Old Norse-Icelandic Literature: A Short Introduction
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.
Keywords: LITERARY CRITICISM / General LIT000000
- Author(s)
- O'Donoghue, Heather
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2008
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 256 pages
- Category
- Litterary Studies
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9780470776834
- Printed ISBN
- 9780631236252