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Skaldic Poetry and Modern Painting 143
obviously conscious of the similarity to modern art.
I would not have noticed it except for my preoccupation
with modern poets in Iceland who reject skaldic poetry,
although they admire modern painting and Picasso. To
me the question now boils down to this: is Picasso and his
painting great or is it not? I am sure that nowadays no
one would answer this question in the negative. But if we
grant this acclaim to Picasso and modern art, I can see no
way of denying it to the skalds and their poetry.