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The Poetic Edda

, 2023
This book is an edition and translation of one of the most important and celebrated sources of Old Norse-Icelandic mythology and heroic legend, namely the medieval poems now known collectively as the Poetic Edda or Elder Edda.
Edward Pettit
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French Editions and Translations of the Poetic Edda

Deshima, 2021
This study presents all the translations and editions in French of the Poetic Edda, a collection of mythological and heroic poems, collected notably in the Codex Regius around 1275.
Pierre-Brice Stahl
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The poetic Edda

Modern Language Notes, 1929
General Introduction The Prophecy of the Seeress: Voluspa The Sayings of Har: Havamal The Lay of Vafthruthnir: Vafthruthnismal The Lay of Grimnir: Grimnismal The Lay of Skirnir: Skirnismal The Lay of Harbarth: Harbarzljoth The Lay of Hymir: Hymiskvitha ...
T. Cave, Lee M. Hollander
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‘Joining into God's breath’: travail of the negative as a connection between mysticism and political activism

The Heythrop Journal, Volume 64, Issue 4, Page 474-488, July 2023., 2023
This essay argues that a negative hermeneutics, i.e., a hermeneutics that takes its starting point from the experience of gaps, failures, and limits, is a suitable lens for the study of mysticism. It uses the concept of travail of the negative, which focuses on the dynamics of a continuous ‘unsaying’ and ‘subverting’ of traditional expressions of faith
Edda Wolff
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The Baptism of an Indian Juggler: Event and Narrative in the Swedish Press, 1827–1852

Journal of Religious History, Volume 47, Issue 2, Page 318-339, June 2023., 2023
In 1827, an Indian juggler named Mooty Madua Samme converted to Christianity in Stockholm, Sweden. This historical event got much attention in the press at the time – as did his succeeding marriage to a Swedish woman named Erica – and was celebrated as a victory for the Evangelical Lutheran faith.
Jens Carlesson Magalhães, Fredrik Jansson   +1 more
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Icelandic Literature in the U.S.: On the Question of National Borders in Literature [PDF]

Studia Litterarum, 2016
Literature has been central to Icelandic culture in the history of the nation. Icelandic immigrants in the U.S. created an original literature in their native tongue that, on the one hand, continued a rich Icelandic literary tradition going back to sagas
Andrey V. Korovin
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Czy „Ifing” to „Ilfing”? Rzeka graniczna w kontekście tożsamości kulturowej mieszkańców Truso

Slavia Antiqua, 2016
The trading centre in Janów Pomorski is a well-researched and documented settlement. However, no research has been conducted into the toponymy in the context of the cultural identity of Truso settlers.
Jakub Jagodziński
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The Functions of Formulaic Style in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Poems [PDF]

Studia Litterarum, 2019
The main aim of the article is to suggest a new (functional) approach to the stylistic study of medieval texts relation to the theory of oral-formulaic composition. According to the Parry-Lord theory, the formula is viewed as a solely utilitarian element,
Inna G. Matyushina
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Proper Name as a Marker of a Cosmogonic Song [PDF]

Вопросы ономастики, 2017
The purpose of this article is to show the internal integrity of the Eddic Grímnismál (Sayings of Grímnir), putting forward that the proper name is the key element for understanding the structure and meaning of this Eddic song.
Tatiana V. Toporova
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Free Verse – Theory and Method

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia Poetica
A tension between cognitive factors and cultural conventions constitutes poetic rhythm. Rhythm is formed when reading adjusts the sounds of a poem, and versification means repetitions, caesuras, tactus, prolongations, and so on. This paper presents some
Eva Lilja
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