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Article: International Scandinavian and Medieval Studies in Memory of Gerd Wolfgang Weber. (Reviews).
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- Scandinavian Studies
- Article date:
- December 22, 2001
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* Michael Dallapiazza, et al. eds. International Scandinavian and Medieval Studies in Memory of Gerd Wolfgang Weber. Hesperides: Studies in Western Literature and Civilization 12. Trieste: Edizioni Parnaso, 2000. Pp. 487. $59.00.
Since this multilingual collection comprises thirty-seven pieces that range over a large number of specialized interests (reflecting the interests of Gerd Wolfgang Weber, who died in 1998), I must be selective. In the area of Old Norse studies, many of the articles deal with the relationship between literature and history. Besides essays in this area by Peter Foote, Olafia Einarsdottir, and Adele Cipolla, there are particularly fine ...