The Elder Edda And Ancient Scandinavian Drama

Author : Bertha S. Phillpotts
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107694842

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The Elder Edda and Ancient Scandinavian Drama by Bertha S. Phillpotts Pdf

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.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Elder Edda and Ancient Scandinavian Drama by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bertha Surtees Phillpotts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:604641252

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The Elder Edda and Ancient Scandinavian Drama by Bertha Surtees Phillpotts Pdf

Author : Bertha Sutees Phillpotts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0742644677

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The Elder Edda and Ancient Scandinavian Drama by Bertha Sutees Phillpotts Pdf

Author : Terry Gunnell
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0859914585

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The Origins of Drama in Scandinavia by Terry Gunnell Pdf

A fresh look at early dramatic activity in Scandinavia, using archaeological, historical and literary evidence.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-07
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780141393735

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The Elder Edda by Anonim Pdf

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 : Paul Acker,Carolyne Larrington
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Edda Sæmundar
ISBN : 0815316607

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The Poetic Edda by Paul Acker,Carolyne Larrington Pdf

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.

Author : Brian McMahon,Annemari Ferreira
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781000573367

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Old Norse Poetry in Performance by Brian McMahon,Annemari Ferreira Pdf

This book presents a range of approaches to the study of Old Norse poetry in performance. The contributors examine both eddic and skaldic poems and consider the surviving evidence for how they were originally recited or otherwise performed in medieval Scandinavia, Iceland and at royal courts across Europe. This study also engages with the challenge of reconstructing medieval performance styles and examines ways of applying the modern discipline of Performance Studies to the fragmentary corpus of Old Norse verse. The performance of verse by characters who appear in the Old Icelandic saga tradition is also considered, as is the cultural value associated not only with the poems themselves but with their various means of transmission and reception. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars in the fields of Old Norse studies, Performance and Theatre History.

Author : Edward Pettit
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 730 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781800647756

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The Poetic Edda by Edward Pettit Pdf

This book is an edition and translation of one of the most important and celebrated sources of Old Norse-Icelandic mythology and heroic legend, namely the medieval poems now known collectively as the Poetic Edda or Elder Edda. Included are thirty-six texts, which are mostly preserved in medieval manuscripts, especially the thirteenth-century Icelandic codex traditionally known as the Codex Regius of the Poetic Edda. The poems cover diverse subjects, including the creation, destruction and rebirth of the world, the dealings of gods such as Óðinn, Þórr and Loki with giants and each other, and the more intimate, personal tragedies of the hero Sigurðr, his wife Guðrún and the valkyrie Brynhildr. Each poem is provided with an introduction, synopsis and suggestions for further reading. The Old Norse texts are furnished with a textual apparatus recording the manuscript readings behind this edition’s emendations, as well as select variant readings. The accompanying translations, informed by the latest scholarship, are concisely annotated to make them as accessible as possible. As the first open-access, single-volume parallel Old Norse edition and English translation of the Poetic Edda, this book will prove a valuable resource for students and scholars of Old Norse literature. It will also interest those researching other fields of medieval literature (especially Old English and Middle High German), and appeal to a wider general audience drawn to the myths and legends of the Viking Age and subsequent centuries.

Author : Anders Andrén,Kristina Jennbert
Publisher : Nordic Academic Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789185509836

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Old Norse Religion in Long-Term Perspectives by Anders Andrén,Kristina Jennbert Pdf

Consisting of more than 70 papers written by scholars concerned with pre-Christian Norse religion, the articles discuss subjects such as archaeology, art history, historical archaeology, history, history of ideas, theological history, literature, onomastics, Scandinavian languages, and Scandinavian studies. The interdisciplinary aim of the book brings together text-based and material-based researchers to improve scholarly exchange and dialogue and provide a variety of contributions that elucidate topics such as worldview and cosmology, ritual and religious practice, myth and memory, as well as reception and present-day use of old Norse religion.

Author : Daniel McCoy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1533393036

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The Viking Spirit by Daniel McCoy Pdf

The Viking Spirit is an introduction to Norse mythology like no other. As you'd expect from Daniel McCoy, the creator of the enduringly popular website Norse Mythology for Smart People (Norse-Mythology.org), it's written to scholarly standards, but in a simple, clear, and entertaining style that's easy to understand and a pleasure to read. It includes gripping retellings of no less than 34 epic Norse myths - more than any other book in the field - while also providing an equally comprehensive overview of the fascinating Viking religion of which Norse mythology was a part. You'll learn about the Vikings' gods and goddesses, their concept of fate, their views on the afterlife, their moral code, how they thought the universe was structured, how they practiced their religion, the role that magic played in their lives, and much more. With its inclusion of the latest groundbreaking research in the field, The Viking Spirit is the ultimate introduction to the timeless splendor of Norse mythology and religion for the 21st Century.

Author : R.J. Glendinning,Haraldur Bessason
Publisher : Univ. of Manitoba Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1983-12-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780887550362

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The Edda by R.J. Glendinning,Haraldur Bessason Pdf

Twelve essays are presented by outstanding authorities in Nordic medieval studies and range from treatment of broad aspects of the Edda, to consideration of single poems, to analysis of parts of specific works. An attactive and important collection for every scholar of Old Scandinavian.

Author : William Ridgeway
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1931
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Early Age of Greece by William Ridgeway Pdf

Author : Dustin Geeraert,Christopher Crocker
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-23
Category : Mythology, Norse, in literature
ISBN : 9781843846383

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Cultural Legacies of Old Norse Literature by Dustin Geeraert,Christopher Crocker Pdf

The cultural and literary legacy of medieval Iceland, with its roots in Norse heathen religion, heroic literature, and Viking Age history, is the focus of this volume. Its chapters examine the history and reception of a particular text or topic within this remarkable tradition. They treat a number of topics, including the legendary dragon-slayer Sigurd, the many personas of the mysterious god Odin, aspects of the ancient mythology of gods and giants, the early settlement of Iceland, the defiant Viking warriors known as the "Sworn Brothers", the entrepreneurial role of cloth production in medieval Scandinavia, the codicology and book history of key literary works, the many references to medieval Nordic lore in modern fiction and poetry, and the cultural position of islands such as Iceland in relation to the ebb and flow of religions, institutions and empires. Reconsidering these areas of Old Norse-Icelandic literary culture reveals the striking resilience and adaptability of its traditions, through a startling variety of transformations.

Author : Arnold J. Toynbee
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN : 0195050800

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A Study of History: Volume I: Abridgement of Volumes I-VI by Arnold J. Toynbee Pdf

Toynbee's analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations has been acknowledged as an achievement without parallel in modern scholarship. This abridgement, while reducing the work to one-sixth of its original size, preserves its method, atmosphere, texture, and for the most part, the author's very words.