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The Structure of Old Norse "Drottkvætt" Poetry - Islandica Kari Ellen Gade 1st edition
The Structure of Old Norse "Drottkvætt" Poetry - Islandica
Kari Ellen Gade
The drottkvett was a form of Old Norse skaldic poetry composed to glorify a chieftain's deeds or to lament his death. Kari Ellen Gade explores the structural peculiarities of ninth- and tenth-century drottkvett poetry and suggests a solution to the...
312 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | July 10, 1995 |
| ISBN13 | 9780801430237 |
| Publishers | Cornell University Press |
| Pages | 312 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 27 mm · 612 g |
| Language | English |