Survey of Old Norse-icelandic Literature
Survey of Old Norse-Icelandic literature covering Eddic/skaldic poetry, homilies, saints' lives, various saga types, and rimur.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2012: 3.79 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Illustrate knowledge of the major genres of Old Norse-Icelandic literature, including eddic poetry, skaldic poetry, sagas, and mythological texts.
Identify key themes, motifs, and narrative structures within Old Norse literary traditions and place them in their cultural and historical contexts.
Analyze the role of oral tradition, manuscript transmission, and textual preservation in shaping the corpus of Old Norse literature.
Develop skills in close reading, comparative analysis, and critical writing applicable to the study of premodern literature.
Evaluate scholarly interpretations of Old Norse texts and engage with critical debates in the field of medieval Scandinavian studies.
Source: UW Guide 1· UW Guide 2
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Prerequisites
Course mapMEDIEVAL/SCAND ST 407 or graduate/professional standing
- MEDIEVAL/SCANDST 407 · prior_or_concurrent
- graduate/professional standing
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- MEDIEVAL/SCANDST 407 · prior_or_concurrent
- graduate/professional standing
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2012: 3.79 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).
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Topics
- Eddic and skaldic poetry
- Homilies, saints' lives, kings' sagas, and sagas of the Icelanders
- Mythical-heroic sagas, romances, and rimur
- Themes, motifs, narrative structures, and cultural/historical contexts of Old Norse traditions
Skills
- Close reading, comparative analysis, and critical writing for premodern literature.
- Analysis of oral tradition, manuscript transmission, and textual preservation.
- Evaluation of scholarly interpretations and engagement with critical debates.
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