A History of Icelandic Literature

A History of Icelandic Literature

Stefán Einarsson covers almost a thousand years of Icelandic literature in tracing the influence of the sagas and eddic poems. The book begins with background on Icelandic literature, outlining its literary roots in Scandinavia. Following this, Einarsson provides a thorough survey of Icelandic liter...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Stefán Einarsson, 1897-1972., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Johns Hopkins University Press
Colección:American-Scandinavian Foundation. Publications
Materias:
Literatur
Geschichte
Old Norse literature.
Icelandic literature.
Litterature islandaise > Histoire et critique.
Icelandic literature > History and criticism.
Old Norse literature > History and criticism.
Isländisch.
Literary theory
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009439618606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Eddic Poetry
  • Skaldic Poetry
  • Sacred Poetry
  • Secular Poetry of the Later Middle Ages
  • Literature of the Clergy
  • The Earliest Historiographers
  • The Kings' Sagas
  • The Sagas
  • The Family Sagas
  • Sturlunga Saga
  • Fornalder Sogur
  • Romances of Chivalry and Lygi Sogur
  • The Reformation
  • The Icelandic Renaissance
  • Secular Poetry, 1550-1750
  • Enlightenment (Neo-Classicism), 1750-1830
  • National Romanticism, 1830-1874
  • Realism to Neo-Romanticism, 1874-1918
  • Tradition and Revolt Between the World Wars, 1918-1940
  • After World War II, 1940-1956
  • American-Icelandic Writers.

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