{"product_id":"9780631236269","title":"Old Norse-Icelandic Literature A Short Introduction","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Introductions to Literature\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eOld Norse-Icelandic Literature\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Short Introduction\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHeather O'Donoghue\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ Scandinavian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom runic inscriptions to sagas, this book introduces readers to the colourful world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn introduction to the colourful world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers mythology and family sagas, as well as less well-known areas, such as oral story-telling, Eddaic verse and skaldic verse.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn introduction helps readers to appreciate the language and culture of the first settlers in Iceland.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at the reception of Old-Norse-Icelandic literature over the ages, as views of the vikings have changed.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how a whole range of authors from Shakespeare to Seamus Heaney have been influenced by Old Norse-Icelandic literature.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eHeather O’Donoghue\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in Old Norse at Oxford University. She is a regular contributor to the Times Literary Supplement.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05 March 2004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631236269\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310364029068,"sku":"9780631236269","price":48.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631236269_a3eb3724-91dc-415f-8ccb-fe45fc7f36c1.jpg?v=1780181131","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780631236269","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}