“oriented by the compass”: Old Norse Literature and W.H. Auden’s Idea of North

• Main Author: Hartley, Jack Threlfall, 1993-
• Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Víkinga- og miðaldafræði; Auden; W.H. (Wystan Hugh); 1907-1973; Ljóð; Íslenskar fornbókmenntir; Viðtökufræði; Miðalda; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/29940

The British-American poet W.H. Auden (1907-1973) was one of the most influential literary figures of the twentieth century. With extensive reference to the medieval sources themselves, this thesis traces the use of Old Norse literature in his poetry. Unlike other prominent twentieth-century medieval...