Martin Chase (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- January 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780823257812
- eISBN:
- 9780823261598
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fordham/9780823257812.001.0001
- Subject:
- Literature, Poetry
This collection of essays on Old Norse-Icelandic poetry is concerned with the blurring of boundaries between genres and periods. Many of the texts and topics taken up have been difficult to ...
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This collection of essays on Old Norse-Icelandic poetry is concerned with the blurring of boundaries between genres and periods. Many of the texts and topics taken up have been difficult to categorize and have received less attention than they deserve. The boundaries between genres (skaldic and eddic), periods (Viking Age, medieval, early modern) or cultures (Icelandic, Scandinavian, English, Continental) may not have been as clear to medieval authors and audiences as they seem to modern scholars. When questions of classification are allowed to fall into the background, it becomes easier to appreciate the poetry on its own terms, rather than focus on its ability or failure to live up to anachronistic expectations. Some of the essays in this collection present new material for consideration, while others revisit assumptions about authors and texts and challenge or suggest revision of them. They reflect the idea that poetry with “medieval” characteristics continued to be produced in Iceland well beyond the fifteenth century, the traditional end of the medieval period of Scandinavian literature, and even beyond the Reformation in Iceland (1550). These studies point out the need for more work: research has focused on the “best” skaldic poetry (that which follows Snorri Sturluson’s definitions most closely) and the most purely Nordic and Germanic of the eddic poems, but poetry that slides across the boundaries of genre or periodization or cultural origin has been left by the wayside. These essays present new evidence, offer new interpretations, and hope to awaken new appreciation for undervalued poetry.Less
This collection of essays on Old Norse-Icelandic poetry is concerned with the blurring of boundaries between genres and periods. Many of the texts and topics taken up have been difficult to categorize and have received less attention than they deserve. The boundaries between genres (skaldic and eddic), periods (Viking Age, medieval, early modern) or cultures (Icelandic, Scandinavian, English, Continental) may not have been as clear to medieval authors and audiences as they seem to modern scholars. When questions of classification are allowed to fall into the background, it becomes easier to appreciate the poetry on its own terms, rather than focus on its ability or failure to live up to anachronistic expectations. Some of the essays in this collection present new material for consideration, while others revisit assumptions about authors and texts and challenge or suggest revision of them. They reflect the idea that poetry with “medieval” characteristics continued to be produced in Iceland well beyond the fifteenth century, the traditional end of the medieval period of Scandinavian literature, and even beyond the Reformation in Iceland (1550). These studies point out the need for more work: research has focused on the “best” skaldic poetry (that which follows Snorri Sturluson’s definitions most closely) and the most purely Nordic and Germanic of the eddic poems, but poetry that slides across the boundaries of genre or periodization or cultural origin has been left by the wayside. These essays present new evidence, offer new interpretations, and hope to awaken new appreciation for undervalued poetry.
Martin Chase
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- January 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780823257812
- eISBN:
- 9780823261598
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fordham/9780823257812.003.0001
- Subject:
- Literature, Poetry
The introduction discusses the history and implications of the genre classification and periodization of Old Norse-Icelandic poetry. The poetry has traditionally been classified as either “eddic” or ...
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The introduction discusses the history and implications of the genre classification and periodization of Old Norse-Icelandic poetry. The poetry has traditionally been classified as either “eddic” or “skaldic,” but some poems, including many of those discussed in this volume transgress the established boundaries and are misunderstood or ignored as a result. The poetry composed in the Viking Age (but recorded in the thirteenth century) became the classical standard of “Old Norse poetry,” and the poetry composed in the later Middle Ages has been little studied outside Iceland. The essays presented here suggest new approaches to familiar poems and drawn attention to those that have fallen through the cracks.Less
The introduction discusses the history and implications of the genre classification and periodization of Old Norse-Icelandic poetry. The poetry has traditionally been classified as either “eddic” or “skaldic,” but some poems, including many of those discussed in this volume transgress the established boundaries and are misunderstood or ignored as a result. The poetry composed in the Viking Age (but recorded in the thirteenth century) became the classical standard of “Old Norse poetry,” and the poetry composed in the later Middle Ages has been little studied outside Iceland. The essays presented here suggest new approaches to familiar poems and drawn attention to those that have fallen through the cracks.
Bennetta Jules-Rosette and J.R. Osborn
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- January 2021
- ISBN:
- 9780252043277
- eISBN:
- 9780252052156
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- DOI:
- 10.5622/illinois/9780252043277.003.0008
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, African Studies
Theories and ideologies of museum culture are collaboratively created by directors, curators, artists, and their audiences. This book examines these processes through the frameworks of five ...
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Theories and ideologies of museum culture are collaboratively created by directors, curators, artists, and their audiences. This book examines these processes through the frameworks of five transformational nodes and dialogues with artists and curators. Based on these materials, nine guideposts emerge: creating transparency in curatorial networks; expanding south-north connections and exchanges; (3) reworking and blending artistic genre classifications; marketing and permeability of artworks; connecting museums with other multicultural institutions and frameworks; linking public and private collections; reconfiguring archives and databases; developing new museum learning strategies; and opening up new avenues of connectivity with diverse communities. By adopting and following these strategies, museums may display new works, showcase changing curatorial directions, and attract broader museum audiences.Less
Theories and ideologies of museum culture are collaboratively created by directors, curators, artists, and their audiences. This book examines these processes through the frameworks of five transformational nodes and dialogues with artists and curators. Based on these materials, nine guideposts emerge: creating transparency in curatorial networks; expanding south-north connections and exchanges; (3) reworking and blending artistic genre classifications; marketing and permeability of artworks; connecting museums with other multicultural institutions and frameworks; linking public and private collections; reconfiguring archives and databases; developing new museum learning strategies; and opening up new avenues of connectivity with diverse communities. By adopting and following these strategies, museums may display new works, showcase changing curatorial directions, and attract broader museum audiences.
