The Old English epic poem Beowulf has an established reputation as a canonical text. And yet the ...

Featuring essays by scholars from around the globe, Kate Chopin in Context revitalizes discussion...

Representative of a unique literary genre and composed in the 13th and 14th centuries, the Icelan...

From Asgard to Valhalla takes readers deep inside Odin's cavernous hall and tells of the adventur...

From Asgard to Valhalla takes readers deep inside Odin's cavernous hall and tells of the adventur...

'An in-depth, accessible history of Old Norse-Icelandic literature, this book provides analysis o...

Beowulf is the longest and finest literary work to have come down to us from Anglo-Saxon times, a...

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From runic inscriptions to sagas, this book introduces readers to the colourful world of Old Nors...

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