Icelandic BaroqueIcelandic Baroque seeks to approach the writings of Hallgrimur Petursson (16141674), Iceland's leading devotional poet, from a new direction. Hallgrimur is best known for his Passiusalmar, fifty hymns that contemplate the crucifixion and death of Christ, using a variety of meters and melodies; they have been sung in Iceland over Lent for many generations. This book offers a new evaluation of his poetry. First, seventeenth century Icelandic literature