A handbook to Eddic poetry : myths and legends of early Scandinavia

This Is The First Comprehensive And Accessible Survey In English Of Old Norse Eddic Poetry: A Remarkable Body Of Literature Rooted In The Viking Age, Which Is A Critical Source For The Study Of Early Scandinavian Myths, Poetics, Culture And Society. Dramatically Recreating The Voices Of The Legendary Past, Eddic Poems Distil Moments Of High Emotion As Human Heroes And Supernatural Beings Alike Grapple With Betrayal, Loyalty, Mortality And Love. These Poems Relate The Most Famous Deeds Of Gods Such As Óðinn And Þórr With Their Adversaries The Giants; They Bring To Life The Often Fraught Interactions Between Kings, Queens And Heroes As Well As Their Encounters With Valkyries, Elves, Dragons And Dwarfs. Written By Leading International Scholars, The Chapters In This Volume Showcase The Poetic Riches Of The Eddic Corpus, And Reveal Its Relevance To The History Of Poetics, Gender Studies, Pre-christian Religions, Art History And Archaeology. -- Introduction / Carolyne Larrington -- 1 The Transmission And Preservation Of Eddic Poetry / Margaret Clunies Ross -- 2 Traditions Of Eddic Scholarship / Joseph Harris -- 3 The Editing Of Eddic Poetry / Judy Quinn -- 4 The Dating Of Eddic Poetry / Bernt Ø. Thorvaldsen -- 5 Eddic Performance And Eddic Audiences / Terry Gunnell -- 6 Eddic Poetry And Mythology / John Lindow -- 7 Eddic Poetry And The Religion Of Pre-christian Scandinavia / Jens Peter Schjødt -- 8 Eddic Poetry And Heroic Legend / Carolyne Larrington -- 9 Place Names In Eddic Poetry / Stefan Brink And John Lindow -- 10 Eddic Poetry And The Imagery Of Stone Monuments / Lilla Kopár -- 11 Eddic Poetry And Archaeology / John Hines -- 12 Eddic Modes And Genres / Brittany Schorn -- 13 Eddic Metres / R. D. Fulk -- 14 Eddic Style / Brittany Schorn -- 15 Kennings And Other Forms Of Figurative Language In Eddic Poetry / Judy Quinn -- 16 Alliterative Lexical Collocations In Eddic Poetry / Maria Elena Ruggerini -- 17 The Representation Of Gender In Eddic Poetry / David Clark And Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir -- 18 The Perception Of Eddic Poetry / Heather O'donoghue. [edited By] Carolyne Larrington, Judy Quinn, Brittany Schorn. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 366-404) And Index. List of illustrations vii List of contributors ix Translations and abbreviations of the titles of eddic poems xi Introduction 1 Carolyne Larrington 1 The transmission and preservation of eddic poetry 12 Margaret Clunies Ross 2 Traditions of eddic scholarship 33 Joseph Harris 3 The editing of eddic poetry 58 Judy Quinn 4 The dating of eddic poetry 72 Bernt Ø. Thorvaldsen 5 Eddic performance and eddic audiences 92 Terry Gunnell 6 Eddic poetry and mythology 114 John Lindow 7 Eddic poetry and the religion of pre-Christian Scandinavia 132 Jens Peter Schjødt 8 Eddic poetry and heroic legend 147 Carolyne Larrington 9 Place names in eddic poetry 173 Stefan Brink and John Lindow 10 Eddic poetry and the imagery of stone monuments 190 Lilla Kopár 11 Eddic poetry and archaeology 212 John Hines 12 Eddic modes and genres 231 Brittany Schorn 13 Eddic metres 252 R. D. Fulk 14 Eddic style 271 Brittany Schorn 15 Kennings and other forms of figurative language in eddic poetry 288 Judy Quinn 16 Alliterative lexical collocations in eddic poetry 310 Maria Elena Ruggerini 17 The representation of gender in eddic poetry 331 David Clark and Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir 18 The reception of eddic poetry 349 Heather O'Donoghue Consolidated bibliography 366 Index 405 This is the first comprehensive and accessible survey in English of Old Norse eddic poetry: a remarkable body of literature rooted in the Viking Age, which is a critical source for the study of early Scandinavian myths, poetics, culture and society. Dramatically recreating the voices of the legendary past, eddic poems distil moments of high emotion as human heroes and supernatural beings alike grapple with betrayal, loyalty, mortality and love. These poems relate the most famous deeds of gods such as Óðinn and Þórr with their adversaries the giants; they bring to life the often fraught interactions between kings, queens and heroes as well as their encounters with valkyries, elves, dragons and dwarfs. Written by leading international scholars, the chapters in this volume showcase the poetic riches of the eddic corpus, and reveal its relevance to the history of poetics, gender studies, pre-Christian religions, art history and archaeology. -- From publisher's website This is the first comprehensive and accessible survey in English of Old Norse eddic poetry: a remarkable body of literature rooted in the Viking Age, which is a critical source for the study of early Scandinavian myths, poetics, culture and society. Dramatically recreating the voices of the legendary past, eddic poems distil moments of high emotion as human heroes and supernatural beings alike grapple with betrayal, loyalty, mortality and love. These poems relate the most famous deeds of gods such as Ooinn and orr with their adversaries the giants; they bring to life the often fraught interactions between kings, queens and heroes as well as their encounters with valkyries, elves, dragons and dwarfs. Written by leading international scholars, the chapters in this volume showcase the poetic riches of the eddic corpus, and reveal its relevance to the history of poetics, gender studies, pre-Christian religions, art history and archaeology." 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.