{"product_id":"essays-on-eddic-poetry-paperback-2","title":"Essays on Eddic Poetry - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn McKinnell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDonata Kick\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn Shafer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEssays on Eddic Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e presents a selection of important articles on Old Norse literature by noted medievalist John McKinnell. While McKinnell's work addresses many of the perennial issues in the study of Old Norse, this collection has a special focus on the interplay between heathen and Christian world-views in the poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the texts examined are \u003cem\u003eH?vam?l\u003c\/em\u003e, which includes an elegantly cynical poem about ??inn's sexual intrigues and a more mystical one about his self-sacrifice on the world-tree in order to gain magical wisdom; \u003cem\u003eVǫlundarkvi?a\u003c\/em\u003e, which recounts an elvish smith's revenge for his captivity and maiming; and \u003cem\u003eHervararkvi?a\u003c\/em\u003e, where the heroine bravely but foolishly raises her dead father to demand the deadly sword Tyrfingr from him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published between 1988 and 2008, these twelve essays cover a wide range of mythological and heroic poems and have been revised and updated to reflect the latest scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn McKinnell\u003c\/strong\u003e is an emeritus professor of Medieval Literature at Durham University. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDonata Kick\u003c\/strong\u003e is an independent scholar with a PhD in medieval studies from Durham University.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJohn D. Shafer\u003c\/strong\u003e holds a PhD from Durham University. He is a teaching associate in the School of English at the University of Nottingham. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47290986627321,"sku":"9781442615885","price":83.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/GiQ6Y_9An9781442615885_0c1b4add-678a-40a8-921a-e65ec748f511.webp?v=1769155930","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/essays-on-eddic-poetry-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}