A History of Icelandic Literature /

Stefán Einarsson, 1897-1972,

A History of Icelandic Literature / - 1 online resource (426 pages). - American-Scandinavian Foundation. Publications . - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Originally published in 1957.

Introduction -- Eddic Poetry -- Skaldic Poetry -- Sacred Poetry -- Secular Poetry of the Later Middle Ages -- Literature of the Clergy -- The Earliest Historiographers -- The Kings' Sagas -- The Sagas -- The Family Sagas -- Sturlunga Saga -- Fornalder Sogur -- Romances of Chivalry and Lygi Sogur -- The Reformation -- The Icelandic Renaissance -- Secular Poetry, 1550-1750 -- Enlightenment (Neo-Classicism), 1750-1830 -- National Romanticism, 1830-1874 -- Realism to Neo-Romanticism, 1874-1918 -- Tradition and Revolt Between the World Wars, 1918-1940 -- After World War II, 1940-1956 -- American-Icelandic Writers.

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Geschichte
Literatur
Icelandic literature.
Old Norse literature.
Litterature vieux norroise--Histoire et critique.
Litterature islandaise--Histoire et critique.
Old Norse literature--History and criticism.
Icelandic literature--History and criticism.


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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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