Old Icelandic Literature and Society

This Book Provides A Comprehensive Account Of Old Icelandic Literature Within Its Social Context. An International Team Of Specialists Examines The Ways In Which The Unique Medieval Social Experiment In Iceland A Kingless Society Without An Established Authority Structure Inspired A Wealth Of Innovative Writing Composed In The Icelandic Vernacular. The Book Shows How Icelanders Explored Their Uniqueness Through Poetry Mythologies Metrical Treatises Religious Writing And Through Saga A New Genre That Textualized Their History And Incorporated Oral Traditions In A Written Form.