Speak Useful Words or Say Nothing: Old Norse Studies

By: Harris, Joseph

This selection by Susan E. Deskis and Thomas D. Hill of twelve of Joseph Harris's most important essays underscores the range of his work from critical readings of canonical texts to philological elucidation of Old Norse and Old English literary works to discussions of larger theoretical issues such as oral theory. One of the central problems of medieval literary scholarship is the aesthetics of traditional and oral literature, and how and whether...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0935995137
• ISBN13: 9780935995138
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Cornell University Library
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher