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31 produkter
Beowulf
The Fight at Finnsburh
Av Kevin Crossley-Holland, Heather O'Donoghue
Häftad, 2008
93 kr
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Beowulf is the longest and finest literary work to have come down to us from Anglo-Saxon times, and one of the world's greatest epic poems. Set in the half-legendary, half historical Scandinavian past, it tells the story of the hero Beowulf, who comes to the aid of the Danish king Hrothgar by …
From Asgard to Valhalla
The Remarkable History of the Norse Myths
Häftad, 2024
341 kr
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From Asgard to Valhalla takes readers deep inside Odin’s cavernous hall and tells of the adventures, tragedies and lessons of the Viking Gods. Here, Heather O’Donoghue skillfully uncovers both the history and legacy of these myths to provide the authoritative student text on Old Norse …
Old Norse-Icelandic Literature
A Short Introduction
E-bok, 2008
2126 kr
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From runic inscriptions to sagas, this book introduces readers to the colourful world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature. An introduction to the colourful world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature. Covers mythology and family sagas, as well as less well-known areas, such as oral story-telling, Eddaic …
English Poetry and Old Norse Myth
A History
E-bok, 2014
1645 kr
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English Poetry and Old Norse Myth: A History traces the influence of Old Norse myth -- stories and poems about the familiar gods and goddesses of the pagan North, such as Odin, Thor, Baldr and Freyja -- on poetry in English from Anglo-Saxon times to the present day. Especial care is taken to …
Skaldic Verse and the Poetics of Saga Narrative
E-bok, 2005
1876 kr
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Skaldic Verse and the Poetics of Saga Narrative is a study of the varying relationships between verse and prose in a series of Old Norse-Icelandic saga narratives. It shows how the interplay of skaldic verse, with its metrical intricacy and cryptic diction, and saga prose, with its habitual spare …
Beowulf
The Fight at Finnsburh
E-bok, 1999
82 kr
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Beowulf is the longest and finest literary work to have come down to us from Anglo-Saxon times, and one of the world''s greatest epic poems. Set in the half-legendary, half historical Scandinavian past, it tells the story of the hero Beowulf, who comes to the aid of the Danish king Hrothgar by …
Beowulf
The Fight at Finnsburh
E-bok, 2008
82 kr
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Beowulf is the longest and finest literary work to have come down to us from Anglo-Saxon times, and one of the world''s greatest epic poems. Set in the half-legendary, half historical Scandinavian past, it tells the story of the hero Beowulf, who comes to the aid of the Danish king Hrothgar by …
The Genesis of a Saga Narrative
Verse and Prose in Kormaks Saga
Inbunden, 1991
3179 kr
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The origins of many of the Icelandic sagas have long been the subject of critical speculation and controversy. This book demonstrates that an investigation of the relationship between verse and prose in saga narrative can be used to reconstruct how Icelandic sagas were composed; to this end it …
Skaldic Verse and the Poetics of Saga Narrative
Inbunden, 2005
3337 kr
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Skaldic Verse and the Poetics of Saga Narrative is a study of the varying relationships between verse and prose in a series of Old Norse-Icelandic saga narratives. It shows how the interplay of skaldic verse, with its metrical intricacy and cryptic diction, and saga prose, with its habitual spare …
English Poetry and Old Norse Myth
A History
Inbunden, 2014
1894 kr
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English Poetry and Old Norse Myth: A History traces the influence of Old Norse myth -- stories and poems about the familiar gods and goddesses of the pagan North, such as Odin, Thor, Baldr and Freyja -- on poetry in English from Anglo-Saxon times to the present day. Especial care is taken to …
Viking Legacies
Landscape, Language, Literature
Inbunden, 2027
307 kr
Kommande
In this original and groundbreaking work of history Heather O'Donoghue brings a lifetime's worth of research to bear on illuminating the traces of the Vikings still visible in everyday life. They came from across the sea in fearsome dragon-prowed ships – strangers with heathen gods and a taste for …
Old Norse-Icelandic Literature
A Short Introduction
Inbunden, 2003
1885 kr
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From runic inscriptions to sagas, this book introduces readers to the colourful world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature. An introduction to the colourful world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature.Covers mythology and family sagas, as well as less well-known areas, such as oral story-telling, Eddaic …
Old Norse-Icelandic Literature
A Short Introduction
Häftad, 2003
581 kr
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From runic inscriptions to sagas, this book introduces readers to the colourful world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature. An introduction to the colourful world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature.Covers mythology and family sagas, as well as less well-known areas, such as oral story-telling, Eddaic …
From Asgard to Valhalla
The Remarkable History of the Norse Myths
E-bok, 2007
302 kr
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Whether they focus on Thor's powerful hammer, the mysterious valkyries, the palatial home of the gods - Asgard - or ravenous wolves and fierce elemental giants, the Norse myths are packed with vivid incident. But at the centre of their cosmos stands a gnarled old ash tree from which all distances …
From Asgard to Valhalla
The Remarkable History of the Norse Myths
E-bok, 2008
312 kr
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Whether they focus on Thor's powerful hammer, the wailing Valkyrie, the palatial home of the gods - Asgard - or ravenous wolves and fierce elemental giants, the Norse myths are packed with rowdy incident. But at the centre of their cosmos stands a gnarled old ash tree, Yggdrasil, from which all …
The Cambridge History of Old Norse-Icelandic Literature
Av Heather O'Donoghue, Eleanor Parker
Inbunden, 2024
2419 kr
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A landmark new history of Old Norse-Icelandic literature, this volume is a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to a unique and celebrated body of medieval writing. Chapters by internationally recognized experts offer the latest in-depth analysis of every significant genre and group of texts in the …
Cambridge History of Old Norse-Icelandic Literature
Av Eleanor Parker, Heather O'Donoghue
E-bok, 2024
2402 kr
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Cambridge History of Old Norse-Icelandic Literature
Av Eleanor Parker, Heather O'Donoghue
E-bok, 2024
2402 kr
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From Asgard to Valhalla
The Remarkable History of the Norse Myths
Häftad, 2019
291 kr
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This title tells from deep within Odin's cavernous halls: the stories of the Viking Gods.From Viking-age stories of ice and fire to the epic poetry of "Beowulf", from the warrior Valkyries to Tolkien's "Riders of Rohan" and from Wagner's "Gotterdammerung" to Marvel's "Mighty Thor", Norse mythology …
Narrative in the Icelandic Family Saga
Meanings of Time in Old Norse Literature
Häftad, 2022
531 kr
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Representative of a unique literary genre and composed in the 13th and 14th centuries, the Icelandic Family Sagas rank among some of the world’s greatest literature. Here, Heather O’Donoghue skilfully examines the notions of time and the singular textual voice of the Sagas, offering a fresh …
Beowulf
Poem, Poet and Hero
E-bok, 2024
233 kr
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The Old English epic poem Beowulf has an established reputation as a canonical text. And yet the original poem has remained inaccessible to all but experienced scholars of Old English. This book aims to present the poem to readers who want to know what makes it such a remarkable work of art, and …
Beowulf
Poem, Poet and Hero
E-bok, 2024
233 kr
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The Old English epic poem Beowulf has an established reputation as a canonical text. And yet the original poem has remained inaccessible to all but experienced scholars of Old English. This book aims to present the poem to readers who want to know what makes it such a remarkable work of art, and …
From Asgard to Valhalla
The Remarkable History of the Norse Myths
Inbunden, 2024
1002 kr
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From Asgard to Valhalla takes readers deep inside Odin’s cavernous hall and tells of the adventures, tragedies and lessons of the Viking Gods. Here, Heather O’Donoghue skillfully uncovers both the history and legacy of these myths to provide the authoritative student text on Old Norse …
From Asgard to Valhalla
The Remarkable History of the Norse Myths
E-bok, 2024
348 kr
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From Asgard to Valhalla takes readers deep inside Odin''s cavernous hall and tells of the adventures, tragedies and lessons of the Viking Gods. Here, Heather O''Donoghue skillfully uncovers both the history and legacy of these myths to provide the authoritative student text on Old Norse mythology. …
From Asgard to Valhalla
The Remarkable History of the Norse Myths
E-bok, 2024
359 kr
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From Asgard to Valhalla takes readers deep inside Odin''s cavernous hall and tells of the adventures, tragedies and lessons of the Viking Gods. Here, Heather O''Donoghue skillfully uncovers both the history and legacy of these myths to provide the authoritative student text on Old Norse mythology. …
Beowulf
Poem, Poet and Hero
Häftad, 2026
191 kr
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The Old English epic poem Beowulf has an established reputation as a canonical text. And yet the original poem has remained inaccessible to all but experienced scholars of Old English. This book aims to present the poem to readers who want to know what makes it such a remarkable work of art, and …
Narrative in the Icelandic Family Saga
Meanings of Time in Old Norse Literature
E-bok, 2021
574 kr
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Representative of a unique literary genre and composed in the 13th and 14th centuries, the Icelandic Family Sagas rank among some of the world''s greatest literature. Here, Heather O''Donoghue skilfully examines the notions of time and the singular textual voice of the Sagas, offering a fresh …
Narrative in the Icelandic Family Saga
Meanings of Time in Old Norse Literature
E-bok, 2021
574 kr
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Representative of a unique literary genre and composed in the 13th and 14th centuries, the Icelandic Family Sagas rank among some of the world''s greatest literature. Here, Heather O''Donoghue skilfully examines the notions of time and the singular textual voice of the Sagas, offering a fresh …
Narrative in the Icelandic Family Saga
Meanings of Time in Old Norse Literature
Inbunden, 2021
1639 kr
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Representative of a unique literary genre and composed in the 13th and 14th centuries, the Icelandic Family Sagas rank among some of the world’s greatest literature. Here, Heather O’Donoghue skilfully examines the notions of time and the singular textual voice of the Sagas, offering a fresh …
