{"product_id":"essays-on-eddic-poetry-john-mckinnell-9781442615885","title":"Essays on Eddic Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEssays on Eddic Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e presents a selection of important articles on Old Norse literature by noted medievalist John McKinnell. While McKinnell's work addresses many of the perennial issues in the study of Old Norse, this collection has a special focus on the interplay between heathen and Christian world-views in the poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the texts examined are \u003cem\u003eH疱am疝\u003c\/em\u003e, which includes an elegantly cynical poem about ﾓnn's sexual intrigues and a more mystical one about his self-sacrifice on the world-tree in order to gain magical wisdom; \u003cem\u003eVǫlundarkvi\u003c\/em\u003e, which recounts an elvish smith's revenge for his captivity and maiming; and \u003cem\u003eHervararkvi\u003c\/em\u003e, where the heroine bravely but foolishly raises her dead father to demand the deadly sword Tyrfingr from him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John McKinnell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442615885\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442615885\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.20d","brand":"John McKinnell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072964456703,"sku":"9781442615885","price":48.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0fa38d9b-db31-420f-b1c9-0f08d5a29baa.jpg?v=1685444990","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/essays-on-eddic-poetry-john-mckinnell-9781442615885","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}