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Annotation Essays on Eddic Poetry presents a selection of important articles on Old Norse literature by noted medievalist John McKinnell. While McKinnell's work addresses many of the perennial issues in the study of Old Norse, this collection has a special focus on the interplay between heathen and Christian world-views in the poems. Among the texts examined are Hávamál, which includes an elegantly cynical poem about Óinn's sexual intrigues and a more mystical one about his self-sacrifice on the world-tree in order to gain magical wisdom; Vlundarkvia, which recounts an elvish smith's revenge for his captivity and maiming; and Hervararkvia, where the heroine bravely but foolishly raises her dead father to demand the deadly sword Tyrfingr from him. Originally published between 1988 and 2008, these twelve essays cover a wide range of mythological and heroic poems and have been revised and updated to reflect the latest scholarship.

Title Essays on Eddic poetry / John McKinnell
John Shafer, Donata Kick.
Publisher Toronto : University of Toronto Press
Creation Date [2018]
Notes Issued also in print.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content Machine generated contents note: 1. Voluspa and the Feast of Easter -- 2. On Heidr and Gullveig -- 3. Evolution of Havamal -- 4. Havamal B: A Reconstructed Poem of Sexual Intrigue -- 5. Wisdom from Dead Relatives: The Ljodatal Section of Havamal -- 6. Paradox of Vafprudnismal -- 7. Motivation and Meaning in Lokasenna -- 8. Myth as Therapy: The Function of Prymskvida -- 9. Volundarkvida: Origins and Interpretation -- 10. Female Reactions to the Death of Sigurdr -- 11. Two Sex Goddesses: Porgerdr Holgabrudr and Freyja in Hyndluljod -- 12. Trouble with Father: Hervararkvida and the Adaptation of Traditional Story-patterns.
Series Toronto Old Norse and Icelandic Series
Extent 1 online resource (392 pages)
Language English
Copyright Date ©2014
National Library system number 997010712982805171
MARC RECORDS
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