The Origins of Drama in Scandinavia

by Terry Gunnell

This book takes a new approach to the question of whether some form of drama existed in early Scandinavia. Dr Gunnell examines the dialogic poems of the Poetic Edda, preserved in manuscripts from the late thirteenth century, from the viewpoints of both performer and audience. He argues that in order to be fully understood by the audience, the poems must have been presented in some dramatic fashion, and not merely chanted. He substantiates his claims...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859914585
• ISBN13: 9780859914581
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 10.0"