Old Norse Women's Poetry: The Voices of Female Skalds (Library of Medieval Women)
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (530 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1843842718 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 158 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-31 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
(O)ffers a lively and accessible introduction to the work of female poets in medieval Scandinavian texts. () seeks to give voice to the impressive range of women's poetry found within the corpus of Old Norse-Icelandic literature () the volume is admirable in its focus on female poets who have traditionally claimed less scholarly attention than their male counterparts. SAGA-BOOK Drawing on the most up-to-date Norse texts available () Straubhaar's collection will be useful for Norse scholars thinking about poetic aspects of gender, literary scholars of European literature interested in gender conceptualisations, and should even appeal to the casual reader. MEDIUM AEVUM
The poems here reflect the dramatic and often violent nature of the sagas: their subject matter features Viking Age shipboard adventures and shipwrecks; prophecies; curses; declarations of love and of revenge; duels, feuds and battles; encounters with ghosts; marital and family discord; and religious insults, among many other topics. Their authors fall into four main categories: pre-Christian Norwegian and Icelandic skáldkonur of the Viking Age; Icelandic skáldkonur of the Sturlung Age (thirteenth century); additional early skáldkonur from the Islendingasögur and related material, not as historically verifiable as the first group; and mythical figures cited as reciting verse in the legendary sagas (fornaldarsögur).. What is less well known, however, is the quantity of the material which can be attributed to women skalds. The rich and compelling corpus of Old Norse poetry is one of the most important and influential areas of medieval European literature. This book, intended for a broad audience, presents a bilingual edition (Old Norse and English) of this material, from the ninth to the thirteenth century and beyond, with commentary and notes
. Sandra Ballif Straubhaar is Senior Lecturer in Germanic Studies at the University of Texas at Austin
The Voices of Viking Age Women Gunnvor I have been waiting for this book FOREVER, and I was really excited to get a copy. Dr. Straubhaar presents a wonderful book, sharing the actual verses composed by women in Old Norse.There are several good books out on the sociology and material culture of women in the Viking Age, but "Old Norse Women's Poetry" gives us a rare chance to hear from those women, speaking in their own voices. Throughout the middle ages, women's poetry and writing is very limited. But the Viking Age women left us a surprising amount of poetry.The translation of poetry is a difficult task. The translator normally has to choose between a literal transl