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Steinunn Finnsdóttir (c. 1640 – c. 1710) was the first known Icelandic female writer to leave a substantial body of poetry, that was noted for her major works which includes two ''rímur'' cycles: ''Hyndlu rímur'' and ''Snækóngs rímur''. She also composed ''vikivaki'' carols, occasional verses and a poem on mediaeval Icelandic heroes. The material in both of Steinunn's ''rímur'' cycles is drawn from earlier fairy tale ballads and in each case the main character is a woman who has been placed under a spell, one turned into a dog and the other into a man. Early commentators considered Steinunn an unoriginal minor figure in the history of Icelandic literature but recent critics have praised her for the originality of her ''mansöngvar'' and her "vision of a more just social system" (Bergljót Kristjánsdóttir 1996:340). ==References== *Bergljót Kristjánsdóttir (1996). „Gunnlöð ekki gaf mér neitt / af geimsludrykknum forðum ...“ in ''Guðamjöður og Arnarleir'', edited by Sverrir Tómasson, pp. 165–219 and 339-40 (English summary). Reykjavík: Háskólaútgáfan. ISBN 9979-54-147-4 *Hughes, Shaun F.D. (2000). "The Re-emergence of Women's Voices in Icelandic Literature, 1500–1800." in ''Cold Counsel'', edited by Sarah M. Anderson and Karen Swenson, pp. 93–128. Routledge. ISBN 0-8153-1966-5 *Steinunn Finnsdóttir (edited by Bjarni Vilhjálmsson) (1950). ''Rit Rímnafélagsins III: Hyndlu rímur og Snækóngs rímur''. Reykjavík: Rímnafélagið. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steinunn Finnsdóttir」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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