{"product_id":"comp-to-old-norse-lit-9781405163675","title":"Comp to Old Norse Lit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis major survey of Old Norse-Icelandic literature and culture demonstrates the remarkable continuity of Icelandic language and culture from medieval to modern times.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprises 29 chapters written by leading scholars in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReflects current debates among Old Norse-Icelandic scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePays attention to previously neglected areas of study, such as the sagas of Icelandic bishops and the fantasy sagas\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at the ways Old Norse-Icelandic literature is used by modern writers, artists and film directors, both within and outside Scandinavia\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSets Old Norse-Icelandic language and literature in its wider cultural context\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rory McTurk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 6.73w x 1.21d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405163675\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRory McTurk\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Icelandic Studies at the University of Leeds. Previously he has taught at the Universities of Lund and Copenhagen and at University College, Dublin. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eStudies in Ragnars saga\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eloðbrókar and its Major Scandinavian Analogues\u003c\/i\u003e (1991) and \u003ci\u003eChaucer and the Norse and Celtic Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), and has translated \u003ci\u003eKormáks saga \u003c\/i\u003efor the Penguin \u003ci\u003eSagas of Warrior-Poets\u003c\/i\u003e (2002).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44307993919603,"sku":"9781405163675","price":114.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_b7fbf814-a878-4055-9bc5-49bdf354619b.jpg?v=1771074377","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/comp-to-old-norse-lit-9781405163675","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}