Old Icelandic Literature and Society (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature) by Margaret Clunies Ross
English | Nov 6, 2000 | ISBN: 0521631122 | 352 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
English | Nov 6, 2000 | ISBN: 0521631122 | 352 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
This book provides a comprehensive account of Old Icelandic literature within its social context. An international team of specialists examines the ways in which the unique medieval social experiment in Iceland, a kingless society without an established authority structure, inspired a wealth of innovative writing composed in the Icelandic vernacular.