Critical Companion to Old Norse Literary Genre

Contributor(s): Bampi, Massimiliano (Editor), Larrington, Carolyne (Editor), Rikhardsdottir, Sif (Editor), Schorn, Brittany (Contribution by), Larrington, Carolyne (Contribution by), Kedwards, Dale (Contribution by), Rowe, Elizabeth Ashman (Contribution by), Goeres, Erin (Contribution by), Orning, Hans Jacob (Contribution by), Friðriksdóttir, Jóhanna Katrín (Contribution by), Quinn, Judy (Contribution by), Glauser, Jürg (Contribution by), Wanner, Kevin J (Contribution by), Rösli, Lukas (Contribution by), Bampi, Massimiliano (Contribution by), Males, Mikael (Contribution by), Hermann, Pernille (Contribution by), Poole, Russell (Contribution by), Rikhardsdottir, Sif (Contribution by), Gropper, Stefanie (Contribution by), Tulinius, Torfi H (Contribution by)

ISBN: 9781843847656

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer

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Pub Date: January 20, 2026

Dewey: 839.609

Lexile Code: 0000

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.80" H x 9.21" L x 6.14" W ( 1.20 lbs) 389 pages

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Series: Studies in Old Norse Literature

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Description: A comprehensive guide to a crucial aspect of Old Norse literature.

Brief description: Sif Rikhardsdottir is Professor and Chair of Comparative Literature at the University of Iceland.

Review Quotes: [A]s the extensive listing of works cited indicates, consideration of genre is today a matter of interest to many leading scholars in the Old Norse field, and for anyone in that field concerned with the topic of genre this collection of essays is indeed vital reading.--Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Assoc.