The Structure of Old Norse Dróttkvætt Poetry

by Kari Ellen Gade

Book Overview

The drottkvett was a form of Old Norse skaldic poetry composed to glorify a chieftain's deeds or to lament his death. Kari Ellen Gade explores the structural peculiarities of ninth- and tenth-century drottkvett poetry and suggests a solution to the mystery of the origins of the drottkvett and its eventual demise in the fourteenth century.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801430232
• ISBN13: 9780801430237
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher