The Elder Edda And Ancient Scandinavian Drama
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| Author | : Bertha S. Phillpotts |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 231 |
| Release | : 2011-06-30 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1107694841 |
Originally published in 1920, this book provides a theory of the dramatic origin of the older Eddic poems. Whilst the Eddic collection in general can be seen to contain a variety of unrelated elements, there is an essential unity to the older poems on native subjects. This can be seen in their special metre, their dialogic or monologic form, bearing traces of improvisation by one or more speakers, their stage directions, their stock scenes, their taste for disguised or theriomorphic characters, and their fixed traditional plots. In analysing this unity, the text brings forth observations on the relationship between the poems and the socio-cultural context in which they were written. This is a highly informative volume that will be of value to anyone with an interest in Old Norse literature and literary criticism.
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| Publisher | : CUP Archive |
| Total Pages | : 242 |
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| Author | : Bertha Surtees Phillpotts |
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| Release | : 1920 |
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| Author | : Bertha Sutees Phillpotts |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 216 |
| Release | : 2013-02-17 |
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| ISBN | : 9780742644670 |
| Author | : Bertha Surtees Phillpotts |
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| Total Pages | : 238 |
| Release | : 1920 |
| Genre | : Edda Sæmundar |
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| Author | : William Reginald Halliday |
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| Total Pages | : 5 |
| Release | : 1921 |
| Genre | : Folklore |
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| Author | : Bertha S. Phillpotts |
| Publisher | : Nabu Press |
| Total Pages | : 234 |
| Release | : 2013-12 |
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| ISBN | : 9781293415481 |
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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| Publisher | : Penguin UK |
| Total Pages | : 432 |
| Release | : 2013-11-07 |
| Genre | : Poetry |
| ISBN | : 0141393734 |
Part of a new series Legends from the Ancient North, The Elder Edda is one of the classic books that influenced JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings 'So the company of men led a careless life, All was well with them: until One began To encompass evil, an enemy from hell. Grendel they called this cruel spirit...' J.R.R. Tolkien spent much of his life studying, translating and teaching the great epic stories of northern Europe, filled with heroes, dragons, trolls, dwarves and magic. He was hugely influential for his advocacy of Beowulf as a great work of literature and, even if he had never written The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, would be recognised today as a significant figure in the rediscovery of these extraordinary tales. Legends from the Ancient North brings together from Penguin Classics five of the key works behind Tolkien's fiction.They are startling, brutal, strange pieces of writing, with an elemental power brilliantly preserved in these translations.They plunge the reader into a world of treachery, quests, chivalry, trials of strength.They are the most ancient narratives that exist from northern Europe and bring us as near as we will ever get to the origins of the magical landscape of Middle-earth (Midgard) which Tolkien remade in the 20th century.
| Author | : Terry Gunnell |
| Publisher | : Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 446 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 9780859914581 |
A fresh look at early dramatic activity in Scandinavia, using archaeological, historical and literary evidence.
| Author | : Paul Acker |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 318 |
| Release | : 2002-02-08 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 113660135X |
This unique collection of essays applies significant critical approaches to the mythological poetry of the Poetic Edda, a principal source for Old Norse cosmography and the legends of Odin, Loki, and Thor. The volume also provides very useful introductions that sketch the critical history of the Eddas. By applying new theoretical approaches (feminist, structuralist, post-structuralist) to each of the major poems, this book yields a variety of powerful and convincing readings. Contributors to the collection are both young scholars and senior figures in the discipline, and are of varying nationalities (American, British, Australian, Scandinavian, and Icelandic), thus ensuring a range of interpretations from different corners of the scholarly community. The new translations included here make available for the first time to English speaking students the intriguing methodologies that are currently developing in Scandinavia. An essential collection of scholarship for any Old Norse course, The Poetic Edda will also be of interest to scholars of Indo-European myth, as well as those who study the theory of myth.
