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Eddic, Skaldic, and Beyond shines light on traditional divisions of
Old Norse-Icelandic poetry and awakens the reader to work that
blurs these boundaries. Many of the texts and topics taken up in
these enlightening essays have been difficult to categorize and
have consequently been overlooked or undervalued. The boundaries
between genres (Eddic and Skaldic), periods (Viking Age, medieval,
early modern), or cultures (Icelandic, Scandinavian, English,
Continental) may not have been as sharp in the eyes and ears of
contemporary authors and audiences as they are in our own. When
questions of classification are allowed to fade into the
background, at least temporarily, the poetry can be appreciated on
its own terms. Some of the essays in this collection present new
material, while others challenge long-held assumptions. They
reflect the idea that poetry with "medieval" characteristics
continued to be produced in Iceland well past the fifteenth
century, and even beyond the Protestant Reformation in Iceland
(1550). This superb volume, rich in up-to-date scholarship, makes
little-known material accessible to a wide audience.
Essays discussing the medieval book, its owners and its readers.
Reading, writing, sharing texts, and book ownership in the
fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, and how they fostered social and
intellectual links and networks between individuals, particularly
among women: these are subjects whichthe pioneering work of Mary C.
Erler has done so much to illuminate. The essays here, in this
volume in her honour, build on her scholarship, engaging with
Professor Erler's characteristic use of bibliography in the service
of biography by investigating how the physical object of the book
can enlighten our understanding of medieval readers and writers.
They analyze, for example, what "reading" means in terms of the act
itself (and the accessories, such asbookmarks, that helped to set
the stage for reading), whether done aloud or silently, in such
different venues as an aristocratic court, bourgeois household,
village community, and monastic cloister. They also consider the
culture of medieval reading practices, especially those of women,
across social classes, and in terms of the transition between the
pre- and post-Reformation periods; the fluidity of genre
boundaries; and changes in devotional reading and writing in this
liminal period. A wide variety of genres are covered, including
secular romance, devotional texts, schoolbooks, and the illustrated
Old Testament preface to the famous Queen Mary Psalter, which
recasts the story and image of ancient Israelites to suit elite
readerly taste. MARTIN CHASE is Professor of English and Medieval
Studies at Fordham University; MARYANNE KOWALESKI is Joseph
Fitzpatrick S.J. Distinguished Professor of History and Medieval
Studies at Fordham University. CONTRIBUTORS: Allison Alberts,
Caroline M. Barron, Heather Blatt, Martin Chase, Joyce Coleman,
Sheila Lindenbaum, Joel T. Rosenthal, Michael G. Sargent, Kathryn
A. Smith.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
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++++ The Public Statutes Of The State Of New Hampshire: To Which
Are Prefixed The Constitutions Of The United States And State Of
New Hampshire, With A Glossary And Digested Index New Hampshire,
William Martin Chase, Ira Colby, William Hazen Cotton J. B. Clarke,
1891 Law; General; Law; Law / General
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