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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Published in:Scandinavian Studies Vol. 74; no. 1; pp. 1 - 19
Main Author: Sayers, William
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: University of Wisconsin Press Spring2002
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