A Mock Old Norse Poem in Eighteenth-Century Milan: Francesco Saverio Quadrio’s Versi in lingua runica
In 1751 Quadrio published his Versi in lingua runica (Verses in the Runic language) as part of a collection of comic poetry edited by Pietro Verri. Quadrio is the author of an extensive history of universal literature (1739-52), which gave him the opportunity to acquire some knowledge of the Old Norse culture, reflected in his ‘Runic’ verses. The text consists of a meaningless poem composed of various single Old Norse words, and of a commentary which combines authentic information on Old Norse culture with the author’s personal creations in order to build a network of historical, literary, and... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | bookPart |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
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Schlagwörter: | cultura / lingue nordiche / letteratura nordica / Scandinavia / università / università di Milano / culture / nordic languages / nordic literature / University / University of Milan / langues nordiques / littérature nordique / Scandinavie / université / université de Milan / LIT004250 / Literature German Dutch Scandinavian / DSB |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://books.openedition.org/ledizioni/7920 |