Skaldic verse and the poetics of saga narrative /

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 cl...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
O'Donoghue, Heather
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Zusammenfassung:
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 clarity, can be used to achieve a wide variety of sophisticated stylistic and psychological effects. In sagas, there is a fundamental distinction between verses which areostensibly quoted to corroborate what is stated in the narrative, and verses which are presented as the speech of characters in the
Umfang:
1 online resource (264 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-249) and index.
ISBN:
1-4356-2237-5
9786611198282
0-19-153305-X
1-281-19828-5
Schlagworte:
Old Norse poetry > History and criticism.
Scalds and scaldic poetry.
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