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