History of Icelandic Literature

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

Originally published in 1957. Stefán Einarsson covers almost a thousand years of Icelandic literature in tracing the influence of the sagas and eddic poems. The book begins with background on Icelandic literature, outlining its literary roots in Scandinavia. Following this, Einarsson provides a thorough survey of Icelandic literature through the 1950s.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-01-26
Mått:152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt:567 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:426
Förlag:Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN:9781421435459

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Stefán Einarsson taught Scandinavian philology at Johns Hopkins University. He was a founding officer of the Icelandic Patriotic Society. He also authored Icelandic: Grammar, Text, Glossary.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionChapter 1. Eddic PoetryChapter 2. Skaldic PoetryChapter 3. Sacred PoetryChapter 4. Secular Poetry of the Later Middle AgesChapter 5. Literature of the ClergyChapter 6. The Earliest HistiographiesChapter 7. The Kings' SagasChapter 8. The SagasChapter 9. The Family SagasChapter 10. Sturlunga SagaChapter 11. Fornaldar SögurChapter 12. Romances of Chivalry and Lygi SögurChapter 13. The ReformationChapter 14. The Icelandic RenaissanceChapter 15. Secular Poetry, 1550 - 1750Chapter 16. Enlightenment (Neo-Classicism), 1750 - 1830Chapter 17. National Romanticism, 1830 - 1874Chapter 18. Realism to Neo-Romanticism, 1874 - 1918Chapter 19. Tradition and Revolt Between the World Wars, 1918 - 1940Chapter 20. After World War II, 1940 - 1956Chapter 21. American-Icelandic WritersBibliographyOn PronunciationIndex