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Originally published between 1988 and 2008, these twelve essays cover a wide range of mythological and heroic poems and have been revised and updated to reflect the latest scholarship.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Introduction Essays 1. 'Voluspa and the Feast of Easter' 2. 'On Heidr and Gullveig'* 3. 'The Evolution of Havamal'* 4. 'Havamal B: a Reconstructed Poem of Sexual Intrigue'* 5. 'Wisdom from Dead Relatives: the Ljodatal Section of Havamal'* 6. 'The Paradox of Vafprudnismal'* 7. 'Motivation and Meaning in Lokasenna'* 8. 'Myth as Therapy: the Function of Prymskvida' 9. 'Volundarkvida: Origins and Interpretation'* 10. 'Female Reactions to the death of Sigurdr' 11. 'Two Sex Goddesses: Porgerdr Holgabrudr and Freyja in Hyndluljod'* 12. 'The Trouble with Father: Hervararkvida and the adaptation of traditional story-patterns'* Bibliography and Abbreviations Index

Essays on Eddic Poetry

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      Publisher: University of Toronto Press
      Publication Date: 1/24/2014 12:04:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781442615885, 978-1442615885
      ISBN10: 1442615885
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      Literary studies: poetry and poets

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Originally published between 1988 and 2008, these twelve essays cover a wide range of mythological and heroic poems and have been revised and updated to reflect the latest scholarship.

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments Introduction Essays 1. 'Voluspa and the Feast of Easter' 2. 'On Heidr and Gullveig'* 3. 'The Evolution of Havamal'* 4. 'Havamal B: a Reconstructed Poem of Sexual Intrigue'* 5. 'Wisdom from Dead Relatives: the Ljodatal Section of Havamal'* 6. 'The Paradox of Vafprudnismal'* 7. 'Motivation and Meaning in Lokasenna'* 8. 'Myth as Therapy: the Function of Prymskvida' 9. 'Volundarkvida: Origins and Interpretation'* 10. 'Female Reactions to the death of Sigurdr' 11. 'Two Sex Goddesses: Porgerdr Holgabrudr and Freyja in Hyndluljod'* 12. 'The Trouble with Father: Hervararkvida and the adaptation of traditional story-patterns'* Bibliography and Abbreviations Index

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