Description
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1957. Stefan 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 literature through the 1950s.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Chapter 1. Eddic Poetry
Chapter 2. Skaldic Poetry
Chapter 3. Sacred Poetry
Chapter 4. Secular Poetry of the Later Middle Ages
Chapter 5. Literature of the Clergy
Chapter 6. The Earliest Histiographies
Chapter 7. The Kings' Sagas
Chapter 8. The Sagas
Chapter 9. The Family Sagas
Chapter 10. Sturlunga Saga
Chapter 11. Fornaldar Sögur
Chapter 12. Romances of Chivalry and Lygi Sögur
Chapter 13. The Reformation
Chapter 14. The Icelandic Renaissance
Chapter 15. Secular Poetry, 1550 - 1750
Chapter 16. Enlightenment (Neo-Classicism), 1750 - 1830
Chapter 17. National Romanticism, 1830 - 1874
Chapter 18. Realism to Neo-Romanticism, 1874 - 1918
Chapter 19. Tradition and Revolt Between the World Wars, 1918 - 1940
Chapter 20. After World War II, 1940 - 1956
Chapter 21. American-Icelandic Writers
Bibliography
On Pronunciation
Index
