| Speak Useful Words or Say Nothing: Old Norse Studies Contributor(s): Harris, Joseph (Author), Deskis, Susan (Editor), Hill, Thomas D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0935995048 ISBN-13: 9780935995046 Publisher: Cornell University Press OUR PRICE: $64.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - Scandinavian - Literary Collections | Lgbt - Literary Criticism | European - German |
| Dewey: 839 |
| Series: Islandica/Distributed by Cornell University Press for the Co |
| Physical Information: 264 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Scandinavian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This selection by Susan E. Deskis and Thomas D. Hill of twelve of Joseph Harris's most important essays underscores the range of his work from critical readings of canonical texts to philological elucidation of Old Norse and Old English literary works to discussions of larger theoretical issues such as oral theory. One of the central problems of medieval literary scholarship is the aesthetics of traditional and oral literature, and how and whether one can meaningfully discuss the literary history of an oral genre. Harris's studies of such topics as the Old Norse short narrative and of the Masterbuilder tale focus precisely on such problems and offer brilliant readings of specific texts as well as models of literary historical discourse. |