Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Sigla for Poetry Cited in this Book
- List of Abbreviations
- A Note on Heiti and Kennings
- Introduction
- 1 The Poetic Corpus
- 2 Poetry in an Icelandic Environment
- 3 The Authenticity Question
- 4 Strategies of Poetic Communication
- 5 Subjects of Poetry in Sagas of Icelanders
- 6 A Suitable Literary Style
- 7 New Emphases in Late Sagas of Icelanders
- 8 Sagas without Poetry
- Conclusion
- Glossary of Old Norse Terms
- Bibliography
- Index
- Studies in Old Norse Literature
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Sigla for Poetry Cited in this Book
- List of Abbreviations
- A Note on Heiti and Kennings
- Introduction
- 1 The Poetic Corpus
- 2 Poetry in an Icelandic Environment
- 3 The Authenticity Question
- 4 Strategies of Poetic Communication
- 5 Subjects of Poetry in Sagas of Icelanders
- 6 A Suitable Literary Style
- 7 New Emphases in Late Sagas of Icelanders
- 8 Sagas without Poetry
- Conclusion
- Glossary of Old Norse Terms
- Bibliography
- Index
- Studies in Old Norse Literature
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- Poetry in Sagas of Icelanders , pp. viiPublisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2022