How Formulaic is a Skaldic Formula? On the Function of Echoes in Dróttkvætt Poetry.

This article addresses the notion of formulaicity and the question of its applicability to the Old Norse skaldic corpus, a substantial part of which belongs to the pre-literate period of poetic composition (c. 850–1150). With few exceptions, scholars maintain that formulaicity, intended as an aid in...

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Published in:	Neophilologus Vol. 109; no. 2; pp. 227 - 250
Main Author:	Patria, Bianca
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Jun2025
Subjects:	Folk poetry Intertextuality Authorship Poetics Old Norse poetry
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost