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The Poetic Edda: A Dual-Language Edition (XML)

, 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 (18763123)
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The Poetic Edda [PDF]

, 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. Included are thirty-six
Pettit, Edward
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The Poetic Edda: A Dual-Language Edition (PDF)

, 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 (18763123)
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Oath formulas in the Poetic Edda [PDF]

, 2017
This study examines oaths in the ON Poetic Edda primarily from a linguistic and rhetorical standpoint with the aim of deducing syntactic-rhetorical formulas for oath swearing. As J. Grimm (1816) said and Hibbitts (1992) reiterated, poetic formulations in
Reis, Jacob Robert
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A comparison of Richard Wagner's Der ring des Nibelungen and William Morris's Sigurd the volsung [PDF]

, 1993
The thesis compares the text of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen with the epic poem Sigurd the Volsung by William Morris. Chapter I begins with an outline of the question under discussion, namely, whether Sigurd the Volsung could have been written as
Ennis, Jane Susanna
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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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Nordic Gods in Classical Dress: De diis arctois by C. G. Brunius

Journal of Latin Cosmopolitanism and European Literatures, 2019
The 19th century in Sweden, like in many other European countries, saw a large decline in the quantity of Neo-Latin literary production. However, a range of skillful Latin poets may be named from this period: Johan Lundblad, Johan Tranér, Emil Söderström,
Arsenii Vetushko-Kalevich
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