Old Icelandic Literature and Society

(Book #42 in the Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature Series)

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From the period of settlement (870-930) to the end of the fourteenth century, Icelanders produced one of the most varied and original literatures of medieval Europe. This is the first book to provide a comprehensive account of Old Icelandic literature within its social setting and across a range of genres. An international team of specialists examines the ways in which the unique social experiment in Iceland, a kingless society without an established...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0521631122

ISBN13:9780521631129

Release Date:November 2000

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.51 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Criticism & Theory English Literature European History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Literature & Fiction Medieval Movements & Periods

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