{"product_id":"old-norse-icelandic-philology-and-national-identity-in-the-long-nineteenth-century-9789004499652","title":"Old Norse-Icelandic Philology and National Identity in the Long Nineteenth Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor centuries, the literary heritage preserved in Icelandic medieval manuscripts has played a vital role in the self-image of the Icelandic nation. From the late eighteenth century, Icelandic scholars had better opportunities than previously to study and publish this material on their own terms. Throughout the long nineteenth century they were intensely engaged in philological work on it. This coincided with an increasing awareness among Icelanders of a separate nationality and their growing demand for autonomy. What was the connection between the two developments? This literature was also important for the shaping of identities among other Northern European nations. The twelve chapters of this collection explore the interplay between various national discourses that characterized the scholarly reception of this heritage during the period.     Contributors are: Alderik H. Blom, Clarence E. Glad, Matthew James Driscoll, Gylfi Gunnlaugsson, Simon Halink, Hjalti Snær Ægisson, Jon Gunnar Jørgensen, Annette Lassen, and Ragnheiður Mósesdóttir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  Notes on Contributors  Introduction   Gylfi Gunnlaugsson    1 Whose Cultural Heritage?  Icelandic Philological Research and Its Repercussions before 1830   Gylfi Gunnlaugsson  2 “Sacred Isle! Mightiest Temple of Remembrance!”  Rasmus Rask, Iceland and the Icelandic Language   Alderik H. Blom  3 Müller’s Method  The Resurrection of Danish Saga Translations   Annette Lassen  4 Icelandic-Danish Cooperation and Disputes 1816–1858   Clarence E. Glad  5 Sveinbjörn Egilsson  Philologist, Translator and Teacher   Clarence E. Glad  6 Rudolf Keyser and His Use of Old Norse Texts in the Norwegian National Initiative   Jon Gunnar Jørgensen  7 Jón Sigurðsson  A Philologist Captive in the Image of a National Hero   Clarence E. Glad  8 The Invigorating Childhood Memories of the North  On Grímur Thomsen’s Scholarly Work and Poetry   Gylfi Gunnlaugsson  9 National Liberty and Its Shortcomings  Benedikt Gröndal’s De studiis classicis and the Dichotomizing of Icelandic and French Identities   Hjalti Snær Ægisson  10 Guðbrandur Vigfússon  An Icelandic Philologist in Oxford   Ragnheiður Mósesdóttir  11 Finnur Jónsson, Editor of Everything   Matthew James Driscoll  12 Between Hekla and Dofrafjall  Björn M. Ólsen, Finnur Jónsson and the Origins of the Eddic Poems   Simon Halink    Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210833715543,"sku":"9789004499652","price":118.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/old-norse-icelandic-philology-and-national-identity-in-the-long-nineteenth-century-9789004499652","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}