SOURCE: Macrae-Gibson, O. D. “Sagas, Snorri, and the Literary Criticism of Scaldic Verse.” In Úr Dölum til Dala: Guðbrandur Vigfússon Centenary Essays, edited by Rory McTurk and Andrew Wawn, pp. 165-86. Leeds, England: University of Leeds, 1989.
In the following essay, Macrae-Gibson discusses whether the skalds meant for their compositions to be interpreted in a larger cultural context and also analyzes Snorri's stance on the subject.
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