Old Icelandic Literature and Society.(Review)

Scandinavian Studies | June 22, 2001| | Copyright

* Margaret Clunies Ross, ed. Old Icelandic Literature and Society. Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature 42. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2000. Pp 336.

This collection of survey articles focuses on the relationship between literature and society or the social function of literature. Its aim is to offer "an integrated and holistic view of the great variety of Old Icelandic literary production and the social context out of which it grew" (7). Does it succeed? Regrettably, the articles are a bit diverse, and some have little of significance to say about the social ...

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