{"product_id":"old-norse-icelandic-literature-isbn-9780631236252","title":"Old Norse-Icelandic Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom runic inscriptions to sagas, this book introduces readers to the colourful world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn introduction to the colourful world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers mythology and family sagas, as well as less well-known areas, such as oral story-telling, Eddaic verse and skaldic verse.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn introduction helps readers to appreciate the language and culture of the first settlers in Iceland.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at the reception of Old-Norse-Icelandic literature over the ages, as views of the vikings have changed.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how a whole range of authors from Shakespeare to Seamus Heaney have been influenced by Old Norse-Icelandic literature.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  List of Illustrations. \u003cp\u003eChronology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Iceland.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Beginnings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscovery and Settlement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. The Saga.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is a Saga?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre Family Sagas Medieval Novels?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre Family Sagas Chronicles of Times Past?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Extracts: Egils saga, Vatnsdœla saga and Laxdœla saga.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. New Knowledge and Native Traditions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLatin Learning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEddaic and Skaldic Verse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Writings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFornaldarsögur.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRiddarasögur and Rímur.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. The Politics of Old Norse-Icelandic Literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIceland and Scandinavian Nationalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOld Norse-Icelandic as ‘Ancient Poetry’.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBishop Percy’s Translations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGray’s ‘Norse Odes’.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Romantic Viking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur Friends in the North.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOld Norse-Icelandic Studies in Academia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Debate about Saga Origins.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy is Old Norse English Literature?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOld Norse-Icelandic and English Medieval Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. The Influence of Old Norse-Icelandic Literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlakeTolkien and Fantasy Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScott, Kingsley and Haggard.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLandor, Arnold and Morris.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStevenson, Hardy and Galsworthy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMacDiarmid, Mackay Brown, and Auden and MacNeice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeaney and Muldoon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Hrafnkell’s Saga.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeather O'Donoghue\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in Old Norse at Oxford University. She is a regular contributor to the \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement.\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOld Norse-Icelandic Literature\u003cbr\u003e A SHORT INTRODUCTION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHEATHER O'DONOGHUE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom runic inscriptions to sagas, this book introduces readers to the colourful world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature. It covers not only mythology and family sagas, but also looks at less well-known areas, such as oral story-telling, Eddaic verse and skaldic verse. An introduction describing the language and culture of the first settlers in Iceland helps readers to appreciate the background against which this literature was produced.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book acts as an introduction not only to Old-Norse Icelandic literature, but also to its reception through the ages and its influence on literature written in English. The author shows how a whole range of authors from Chaucer to Seamus Heaney have been influenced by this body of work, pointing out that even King Lear and Hamlet appear in Old Norse texts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989711667429,"sku":"NP9780631236252","price":137.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631236252.jpg?v=1761785204","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/old-norse-icelandic-literature-isbn-9780631236252","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}