The Edda: A Collection of EssaysR.J. Glendinning, Haraldur Bessason Univ. of Manitoba Press, 1 de des. 1983 - 344 pàgines Twelve essays are presented by outstanding authorities in Nordic medieval studies. These essays range from treatment of broad aspects of the Edda, to consideration of single poems, to analysis of parts of specific works. An attractive and important collection for every scholar of Old Scandinavian. |
Continguts
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Elements of Imagery in the Poetic Edda | 47 |
Some Thoughts on Völuspá | 86 |
On the Composition of Volospá | 117 |
Types of Eddie Mythological Poetry | 134 |
The River Names in Grímnismál 2729 | 165 |
The Revenge of Volundr | 187 |
The Evidence of Parallel Passages in the Helgi Poems for Questions of Composition and Performance | 210 |
Did the Poet of Atlamál Know Atlaqviða? | 243 |
Guðrúnarqviða forna A Reconstruction and Interpretation | 258 |
Attitudes to Heathendom in the Prologue to Snorra Edda | 283 |
Notes on Contributors | 315 |
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