Icelandic Baroque: Poetic Art and Erudition in the Works of Hallgrímur Pétursson

by Margrét Eggertsdóttir

Icelandic Baroque seeks to approach the writings of Hallgrimur Petursson (1614-1674), Iceland's leading devotional poet, from a new direction. Hallgrimur is best known for his Passiusalmar, fifty hymns that contemplate the crucifixion and death of Christ, using a variety of meters and melodies; they have been sung in Iceland over Lent for many generations. This book offers a new evaluation of his poetry.

First, seventeenth-century...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0935995161
• ISBN13: 9780935995169
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Cornell University Library
• Length: 570 Pages
• Weight: 2.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.6" x 9.5"