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Poetry and Law in Germanic Myth

By Stephen P. Schwartz

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
1973
ISBN
0520094611, 9780520094611
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6119610 bytes)
Series
University of California Publications. Folklore Studies, 27
Pages
X+62\76
Topic
Literature Folklore
Time added
2019-07-17 02:33:03

Description

This highly original investigation of Jacob Grimm's theory of the common origin and interrelationship of poetry and law in pre-literary times is based on written evidence from medieval Frisia and Scandinavia of the divine origin of law and its promulgation at sacred springs. Introduction 1 I. The Coming of Law to the Frisians 6 II. Old Frisian Foseti / Old Norse Forseti 17 III. Óðinn and Týr 26 IV. Gods and Heroes 39 V. Conclusion 50 Notes 53 Bibliography 59

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