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Myths, legends, and heroes : essays on Old Norse and Old English literature in honour of John McKinnell

eBook 2011

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Abstract

 In Myths, Legends, and Heroes, editor Daniel Anzelark has brought together scholars of Old Norse-Icelandic and Old English literature to explore the translation and transmission of Norse myth, the use of literature in society and authorial self-reflection, the place of myth in the expression of family relationships, and recurrent motifs in Northern literature.The essays in Myths, Legends, and Heroes include an examination of the theme of sibling rivalry, an analysis of Christ's unusual ride into hell as found in both Old Norse and Old English, a discussion of Beowulf's swimming prowess and an analysis of the poetry in Snorri Sturluson's Edda. A tribute to Durham University professor John McKinnell's distinguished contributions to the field, this volume offers new insights in light of linguistic and archaeological evidence and a broad range of study with regard to both chronology and methodology
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Description *Myths, legends, and heroes : essays on Old Norse and Old English literature in honour of John McKinnell / edited by Daniel Anlezark
Toronto [Ont.] ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©2011 ; (Saint-Lazare, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2012)
1 online resource (vi, 272 pages) : illustrations
Note Formato pdf/epub
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ISBN 9781442662056
1442662050
9780802099471
0802099475
Series Toronto Old Norse and Icelandic series
Coauthor
Anlezark, Daniel
McKinnell, John
Publication year 2011
Contents note [Part 1]. Transforming Paganism:. The Norse gods in England and the Isle of Man /. Judith Jesch. Elves and exorcism: Runic and other lead amulets in medieval popular religion /. Rudolf Simek. Images of Norse cosmology /. Margaret Clunies Ross --. [Part II]. Using Poetry:. Meeting the other: the cases of Draumr Þorsteins Hallsonar and Kumlbúa þáttr /. John Lindow. Risking one's head: Vafþrúðnismál and the mythic power of poetry /. Alison Finlay. Snorra Edda as Menippean satire /. Rory McTurk --. [Part III]. Literary Histories:. Kings, bishops and laws: the Old Norse-Icelandic Version of 1 Maccabees /. David Ashurst. Grendel's Reign of Terror: from history to vernacular epic /. Helen Damico --. [Part IV]. Motifs and Themes:. Sibling drama: laterality in the heroic poems of the Edda /. Carolyne Larrington. Burning walnuts: an international motif in the kings' sagas /. Joyce Hill. A just and riding God: Christ's movement in The Descent into Hell /. Maria Elena Ruggerini. All at sea: Beowulf's marvellous swimming /. Daniel Anlezark