A History of Icelandic Literature
Stefán Einarsson covers almost a thousand years of Icelandic literature in tracing the influence of the sagas and eddic poems. The book begins with background on Icelandic literature, outlining its literary roots in Scandinavia. Following this, Einarsson provides a thorough survey of Icelandic liter...
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| Language: | English |
| Series: | American-Scandinavian Foundation. Publications
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 online resource (xii, 409 pages)) |
| Notes: | Originally published in 1957 |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.