The Prosimetrum of the Íslendingasögur : Aesthetic and Narrative Effects

doi:10.1515/978311128032

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Þorgeirsdóttir, Brynja (editor)

Gropper, Stefanie (editor)

Quinn, Judy (editor)

Wilson, Alexander (editor)

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English

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Abstract

The chapters in this volume analyse the Íslendingasögur as prosimetrum – that is, they treat the combination of verse and prose as a salient generic feature of this body of sagas. Their innovative approaches will enable a better understanding on the literary mode of the corpus as a whole, as well as producing fresh insights into the compositional habits of the (anonymous) authors of individual sagas.

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Old Norse literature; skaldic poetry; aesthetics; thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DB Ancient, classical and medieval texts::DBS Ancient Sagas and epics::DBSN Icelandic and Old Norse sagas