Old Norse Icelandic Literature

von O Donoghue

256 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: John Wiley & Sons
• ISBN: 9780631236252
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 18.02.2004
• Größe: 235 x 157 mm
• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons