| Description |
1 online resource (208 pages). |
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text file PDF |
| Series |
Trends in Medieval Philology ; 34
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Trends in medieval philology ; 34.
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| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Contents -- List of Tables -- 1. Introduction: a Word to the Wise -- 2. Gáttir allar, áðr gangi fram, um scoðask scyli: Approaching Wisdom in Eddic Poetry -- 3. Mankind and the Supernatural World in Eddic Wisdom Verse -- 4. Speaker and Situation in the Mythological Frames of Wisdom Poetry -- 5. Traditional Forms and Christian Authority -- 6. The Authority of Wisdom -- 7. Abbreviations -- 8. Bibliography -- 9. Index. |
| Summary |
While there is a long tradition of research into eddic poetry, including the poems classed as wisdom literature, much of this has approached the subject either as a primarily philological commentary or has addressed literary and thematic topics of individual or small groups of poems. This book offers a wide-ranging enquiry into the defining features of Old Norse wisdom, including the representation of wisdom in texts which cross traditional generic boundaries. It builds on recent advances in understanding of pre-Christian religion in Scandinavia, and calls on comparative and supporting work from several different disciplinary backgrounds (including literary theory, other medieval literatures and anthropology). Speaker and Authority interrogates important questions about the concept of knowledge, as well as its role in medieval Scandinavian society and its broader European cultural context. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Eddas -- History and criticism.
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Eddas. |
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Old Norse poetry -- History and criticism.
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Old Norse poetry. |
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Wisdom in literature.
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Wisdom in literature. |
| Indexed Term |
(Produktform)Electronic book text |
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(Zielgruppe)Fachpublikum/ Wissenschaft |
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(BISAC Subject Heading)LIT004120 |
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(BISAC Subject Heading)LIT004170: LIT004170 LITERARY CRITICISM / European / German |
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Skandinavische Mythologie |
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Old Norse; eddic poetry; wisdom literature; Viking and medieval Scandinavia; Scandinavian mythology |
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Edda |
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Weisheitsliteratur |
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Skandinavien/Mittelalter |
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Altnordisch/Sprache |
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(VLB-WN)9563 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
bundle 9783110549805 |
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EPUB 9783110548310 |
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print 9783110548174 |
| ISBN |
9783110549799 |
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3110549794 |
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9783110548310 |
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3110548313 |
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9783110549805 |
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3110549808 |
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3110548178 |
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9783110548174 |
| Standard No. |
10.1515/9783110549799 |
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9783110548310 |
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2017072723831 |
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