SOURCE: Gurevich, A. Ya. “On the Nature of the Comic in the Elder Edda: A Comment on an Article by Professor Höfler.” Medieval Scandinavia 9 (1976): 127-37.
In the following essay, Gurevich asserts a structural relationship between the comic and the serious elements of the Elder Edda, suggesting that the amusing and satirical qualities of the work should not be interpreted as constituting a critique of heathenism.
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