APPENDIX: Kennings and Kenning-Types in Háttatal and Explication in Skáldskaparmál

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. The Paradox of Snorri Sturluson 1
5. 2. Snorra saga Sturlusonar: A Short Biography of Snorri Sturluson 16
6. 3. Snorri at Home: Converting Capital in Commonwealth Iceland 30
7. 4. Snorri Abroad: Icelandic Exploitation of Cultural Capital 53
8. 5. A Poet in Search of an Audience: The Diminishing Prestige-Value of Skaldic Poetry 74
9. 6. Háttatal: Beginning and End of the Edda 94
10. 7. Skáldskaparmál: Salvaging the Market for Skaldic Verse 119
11. 8. Gylfaginning and Formáli: Myth, History, and Theology 140
12. APPENDIX: Kennings and Kenning-Types in Háttatal and Explication in Skáldskaparmál 162
13. Notes 175
14. Works Cited 227
15. Index 243
16. Backmatter 259