Old Norse literature and mythology ; a symposium / Edited by Edgar C. Polomé.
| Other author | Polomé, Edgar C. |
| Other author | Hollander, Lee M. (Lee Milton), 1880-1972. |
| Other author | University of Texas at Austin. Department of Germanic Languages. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Austin : Published for the Dept. of Germanic Languages of the University of Texas at Austin by the University of Texas Press, [1969] |
| Description | xii, 347 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | On translating from the Scandinavian, by E. Haugen.--Fact and fancy in the Vinland sagas, by E. Wahlgren.--Some observations on the influence of Tristrams saga ok Ísöndar on Old Icelandic literature, by P. Schach.--The heroic pattern: Old Germanic helmets, Beowulf, and Grettis saga, by A.M. Arent.--A contribution to the interpretation of skaldic poetry: tmesis, by K. Reichardt.--On reflections of Germanic legal terminology and situations in the Edda, by W.P. Lehmann.--Fertility of beast and soil in Old Norse literature, by E.O.G. Turvill-Petre.--Some comments on Voļuspá, stanzas 17-18, by E.C. Polomé.--Appendix A. Lee M. Hollander: a biographical sketch.--Appendix B. Lee M. Hollander: achronological bibliography. |
| General note | Papers written in honor of Professor Lee M. Hollander, five of which were first presented at the 6th Germanic languages symposium held at the University of Texas, Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 1964. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 69019755 |
| ISBN | 0292783868 |