| Descript |
1 online resource (xv, 373 pages) |
| Series |
Toronto Old Norse and Icelandic series ; 7 |
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Toronto Old Norse and Icelandic studies ; 7.
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| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-348) and index. |
| Summary |
Annotation Essays on Eddic Poetry presents a selection of important articles on Old Norse literature by noted medievalist John McKinnell. While McKinnell's work addresses many of the perennial issues in the study of Old Norse, this collection has a special focus on the interplay between heathen and Christian world-views in the poems. Among the texts examined are Ha⁺ѓvama⁺ѓl, which includes an elegantly cynical poem about O⁺ѓ©ʻinn's sexual intrigues and a more mystical one about his self-sacrifice on the world-tree in order to gain magical wisdom; Vlundarkvi©ʻa, which recounts an elvish smith's revenge for his captivity and maiming; and Hervararkvi©ʻa, where the heroine bravely but foolishly raises her dead father to demand the deadly sword Tyrfingr from him. Originally published between 1988 and 2008, these twelve essays cover a wide range of mythological and heroic poems and have been revised and updated to reflect the latest scholarship. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. Voluspa and the Feast of Easter -- 2. On Heidr and Gullveig -- 3. Evolution of Havamal -- 4. Havamal B: A Reconstructed Poem of Sexual Intrigue -- 5. Wisdom from Dead Relatives: The Ljodatal Section of Havamal -- 6. Paradox of Vafprudnismal -- 7. Motivation and Meaning in Lokasenna -- 8. Myth as Therapy: The Function of Prymskvida -- 9. Volundarkvida: Origins and Interpretation -- 10. Female Reactions to the Death of Sigurdr -- 11. Two Sex Goddesses: Porgerdr Holgabrudr and Freyja in Hyndluljod -- 12. Trouble with Father: Hervararkvida and the Adaptation of Traditional Story-patterns. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Eddas -- History and criticism.
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Old Norse poetry -- History and criticism.
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Mythology, Norse, in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- German. |
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HISTORY -- General. |
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Eddas. (OCoLC)fst00902400 |
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Mythology, Norse, in literature. (OCoLC)fst01031872 |
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Old Norse poetry. (OCoLC)fst01045237 |
| Alt Author |
Kick, Donata, editor.
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Shafer, John D. (John Douglas), editor.
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| ISBN |
9781442669260 (electronic bk.) |
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1442669268 (electronic bk.) |
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9781442615885 |
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1442615885 |
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