The Structure of Old Norse "drã³ttkvã¦tt" Poetry
Cornell University Press · Hardcover · July 10, 1995
The drottkvett was a form of Old Norse skaldic poetry composed to glorify a chieftain's deeds or to lament his death.
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- Who it’s for
- A study of drottkvett’s structural peculiarities, origins, and eventual demise across centuries.
- Genres
- Medieval Literary Criticism, Scandinavian Literary Criticism, Poetry Criticism
- Published
- Cornell University Press, July 10, 1995
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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 mystery of the origins of the drottkvett and its eventual demise in the fourteenth century.
Drottkvett Structure
A study of drottkvett’s structural peculiarities, origins, and eventual demise across centuries.
Come here for
- Structural peculiarities in ninth- and tenth-century drottkvett poetry
- A proposed solution to the form’s origins
Expect
- An exploration of the form’s eventual demise in the fourteenth century
Where it sits
| Scandinavian Literary Criticism | 68% |
|---|---|
| Poetry Criticism | 56% |
| Medieval Literary Criticism | 52% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Medieval Literary Criticism
- Poetry Criticism
- Folklore & Mythology
- Authors
- Kari Ellen Gade
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Published
- July 10, 1995
- Format
- Hardcover
- Reading lane
- Medieval Literary Criticism