From runic inscriptions to sagas, this book introduces readers to the world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature. It covers mythology and family sagas, as well as less well-known areas, such as oral story-telling, Eddaic verse and skaldic verse. It shows how a range of authors from Shakespeare to Seamus Heaney have been influenced by this literature.


Format Häftad Omfång 256 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag John Wiley and Sons Ltd Utgivningsdatum 2003-12-09 ISBN 9780631236269