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A Handbook to Eddic Poetry: Myths and Legends of Early Scandinavia
A Handbook to Eddic Poetry: Myths and Legends of Early Scandinavia
A comprehensive introduction to Old Norse-Icelandic eddic poetry, written in accessible terms and featuring the latest research on poetics. It foregrounds the poetry's role in transmitting Scandinavian myths from the Viking Age and its value in the study of pre-Christian religions, as well as the poetry's influence on later writers.
424 pages, 12 Halftones, black and white
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 20, 2018 |
| ISBN13 | 9781316501290 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 424 |
| Dimensions | 227 × 153 × 24 mm · 692 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Larrington, Carolyne (University of Oxford) |
| Editor | Quinn, Judy (University of Cambridge) |
| Editor | Schorn, Brittany (University of Cambridge) |