Speaker and Authority in Old Norse Wisdom Poetry

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-11-054817-4
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 34, 198 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 473 g

Reihe: Trends in Medieval Philology

While there is a long tradition of research into eddic poetry, including the poems classed as wisdom literature, much of this has approached the subject either as a primarily philological commentary or has addressed literary and thematic topics of individual or small groups of poems. This book offers a wide-ranging enquiry into the defining features of Old Norse wisdom, including the representation of wisdom in texts which cross traditional generic boundaries. It builds on recent advances in understanding of pre-Christian religion in Scandinavia, and calls on comparative and supporting work from several different disciplinary backgrounds (including literary theory, other medieval literatures and anthropology). Speaker and Authority interrogates important questions about the concept of knowledge, as well as its role in medieval Scandinavian society and its broader European cultural context.

Zielgruppe

Scholars of Scandinavian Studies, Literary Studies and Cultural h / Skandinavisten, Literaturwissenschaftler, Kulturwissenschaftler

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schorn, Brittany Erin

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Skandinavische Literaturen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturtheorie: Poetik und Literaturästhetik
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Lyrik und Dichter

Über Autor(innen)

Brittany Erin Schorn, University of Cambridge, Großbritannien.

Brittany Erin Schorn, University of Cambridge, Großbritannien.