Celts and Germans : the Enduring Heritage of the European Northlands
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Lecture 1. Early history and origins: gods and heroes, Norse mythology -- Lecture 2. The primary sources: the loom of the Eddas -- Lecture 3. The great hero-tale of the north: Sigurd Fafnisbani and the saga of the Volsungs -- Lecture 4. The mightiest saga of them all: Gunnar, Njal, and Njal's saga -- Lecture 5. "Kindest to his people, and most eager for fame": the old English epic Beowulf -- Lecture 6. "An ineradicable sense of fun"--the shaggiest dog of them all: the exuberant epic tales of Ireland -- Lecture 7. Courtly love and ladies fair: the troubadours, the Mabinogion, and Marie de France -- Lecture 8. The new Christian-chivalric synthesis: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
Lectures given by Prof. Timothy B. Shutt.
Compact discs.
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Modern scholar.
PUBLISHED
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: 4 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Language: English
Format: Book on CD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781470332549 (set)
147033254X (set)
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Recorded Books, Inc.
SUBJECTS
Celtic literature.
Epic literature, German.
Epic literature.