Scarfing the Yard with Words.

The article presents a critical analysis of the Old Norse literary work "Fóstbrœðra Saga." The author discusses a translation in the book series "The Complete Sagas of Icelanders," by Martin Regal, explores the Norse metrics of classical rhetoric, and analyzes why the text is poorly understood outsi...

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Publicado en:Scandinavian Studies Vol. 74; no. 1; pp. 1 - 19
Autor principal: Sayers, William
Formato: Literary Criticism
Publicado: University of Wisconsin Press Spring2002
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Sumario:The article presents a critical analysis of the Old Norse literary work "Fóstbrœðra Saga." The author discusses a translation in the book series "The Complete Sagas of Icelanders," by Martin Regal, explores the Norse metrics of classical rhetoric, and analyzes why the text is poorly understood outside of Iceland.