Litanic Verse II: Britannia, Germania et Scandinavia

by Witold Sadowski (Editor), Magdalena Kowalska (Editor), Magdalena Maria Kubas (Editor)

Overview

A comparative history of litanic verse in various European regions. The verse reflects the religious, social and political history of Europe. The articles address poetry from medieval to modern times, focusing on the literatures of Protestant countries (Great Britain, Denmark, Germany, Norway) and Austrian poetry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783631663493
Publisher:	Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Publication date:	11/25/2016
Series:	Literary and Cultural Theory , #46
Edition description:	New
Pages:	267
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

Witold Sadowski heads the Section for the Poetics of Verse at the University of Warsaw. He specialises in the theory of verse and the history of literary genres.

Magdalena Kowalska obtained her Ph.D. from the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun. She specialises in the history of the romantic period and Polish-French literary relations.

Magdalena Maria Kubas obtained her Ph.D. from the University for Foreigners of Siena. She specialises in the twentieth-century Italian literature and the relations between poetry and music.

Table of Contents

Litany genre – Litanic verse from medieval to modern times – Literature of protestant countries (English, Danish, German, Norwegian, Scottish) – Austrian poetry