E-Book, Englisch, Band 34, 208 Seiten
Reihe: Trends in Medieval Philology
Schorn Speaker and Authority in Old Norse Wisdom Poetry
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-11-054979-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
E-Book, Englisch, Band 34, 208 Seiten
Reihe: Trends in Medieval Philology
ISBN: 978-3-11-054979-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
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). interrogates important questions about the concept of knowledge, as well as its role in medieval Scandinavian society and its broader European cultural context.
Zielgruppe
Skandinavisten, Literaturwissenschaftler, Kulturwissenschaftler / Scholars of Scandinavian Studies, Literary Studies and Cultural h