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Old Norse-Icelandic Literature: A Short Introduction (Wiley Blackwell Introductions to Literature) by Heather O'Donoghue is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Old Norse-Icelandic Literature: A Short Introduction (Wiley Blackwell Introductions to Literature) about?
From runic inscriptions to sagas, this book introduces readers to the colourful world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature. An introduction to the colourful world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature. Covers mythology and family sagas, as well as less well-known areas, such as oral story-telling, Eddaic verse and skaldic verse. An introduction helps readers to appreciate the language and culture of the first settlers in Iceland. Looks at the reception of Old-Norse-Icelandic literature over the ages, as views of the vikings have changed. Shows how a whole range of authors from Shakespeare to Seamus Heaney have been influenced by Old Norse-Icelandic literature. **
Who reads Old Norse-Icelandic Literature: A Short Introduction (Wiley Blackwell Introductions to Literature)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Heather O'Donoghue
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780470776834
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Literary Criticism, Literary Fiction, History
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