Author: Thomas Manuel MyersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
A Stylistic Analysis of the Eyrbyggja Saga
Author: Thomas Manuel MyersA Stylistic Study of the Sagas of Sturla Þórðarson and Their Relationship to Some Other Thirteenth Century Icelandic Historical and Literary Sagas
Author: Susan Elizabeth BlackallPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 1056
Book Description
Old Norse-Icelandic Literature
Author: Medieval Academy of AmericaPublisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 9780802038234
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
"In the past few decades, interest in the rich and varied literature of early Scandinavia has prompted a corresponding interest in its background: its origins, social and historical context, and relationship to other medieval literatures. Until the 1980s, however, there was a distinct lack of scholarship in English that synthesized the critical trends and thinking in the field, so in 1985 Carol J. Clover and John Lindow brought together several of the most distinguished Old Norse scholars to contribute essays for a collection that would finally provide a comprehensive guide to the major genres of Old Norse-Icelandic literature." "The contributors summarize and comment on scholarly work in the major branches of the field: eddic and skaldic poetry, family and kings' sagas, courtly writing, and mythology. Their essays, each with a full bibliography, make up this vital survey of Old Norse literature in English - a basic reference work that has stimulated much research and helped to open up the field to a wider academic readership." "This volume has become an essential text for instructors, and now, twenty years after its first appearance, it is being republished as part of the Medieval Academy Reprints for Teaching (MART) series with a new preface that discusses more recent contributions to the field."
The Saint and the Saga Hero
Author: Siân E. GrønliePublisher: D. S. Brewer
ISBN: 9781843844815
Category : Sagas
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
A compelling argument that far from developing in a literary vacuum, saga literature interacts in lively, creative and critical ways with one of the central genres of the European middle ages.
The Icelandic Saga
Author: Peter HallbergPublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803250826
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
In this stimulating and reliable introduction to the Icelandic saga, Peter Hallberg correctly designates the genre as "Scandinavia's sole, collective original contribution to world literature." These prose narratives dating from the thirteenth century are characterized by a psychological realism which sets them apart from all other contemporary forms of European literature. Mr. Hallberg's emphasis is on the branch of saga literature which deals with the native heroes--with the settlement of Iceland by Norse chieftains and with the lives of these settlers and their descendants. After disposing of the controversial "free-prose" theory of the origin and transmission of these stories, the author treats such problems as style and character portrayal, dreams and destinies, values and ideals, humor and irony. Several of the major sagas are studied in some detail. The concluding discussion concerns the decline of saga writing and the role played by the Sagas in modern Scandinavian life and literature. Paul Schach's introduction and copious annotation furnish additional background material and bibliographical references to English translations of the individual sagas and to significant studies on the major problems of saga research. Although intended primarily for the layman, The Icelandic Saga is of value to the specialist since it judiciously evaluates and incorporates the revolutionary findings of the so-called "Icelandic school" of saga study.
'Why is Your Axe Bloody?'
Author: William Ian MillerPublisher:
ISBN: 0198704844
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Njals saga, the greatest of the sagas of the Icelanders, was written around 1280. It tells the story of a complex feud that starts innocently enough--in a tiff over seating arrangement at a local feast--and expands over the course of 20 years to engulf half the country, in which both sides are effectively exterminated, Njal and his family burned to death in their farmhouse, the other faction picked off over the entire course of the feud. Law and feud feature centrally in the saga, Njal, its hero, being the greatest lawyer of his generation. No reading of the saga can do it justice unless it takes its law, its feuding strategies, as well as the author's stunning manipulation and saga conventions. In 'Why is Your Axe Bloody?' W.I. Miller offers a lively, entertaining, and completely orignal personal reading of this lengthy saga.
A Stylistic Study of the Sagas of Sturla Pordarson and Their Relationship to Some Other Thirteenth Century Icelandic Historical and Literary Sagas
Author: S. E. BlackallJEGP, Journal of English and Germanic Philology
Author: Old Norse-Icelandic Literature
Author: Carol J. CloverPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501741659
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The current revival of interest in the rich and varied literature of early Scandinavia has prompted a corresponding interest in its background: its origins, social and historical context, and relationship to other medieval literatures. Even readers with a knowledge of Old Norse and Icelandic have found these subjects difficult to pursue, however, for up-to-date reference works in any language are few and none exist in English. To fill the gap, six distinguished scholars have contributed ambitious new essays to this volume. The contributors summarize and comment on scholarly work in the major branches of the field: Eddie and skaldic poetry, family and kings' sagas, courtly writing, and mythology. Taken together, their judicious and attractively written essays-each with a full bibliography-make up the first book-length survey of Old Norse literature in English and a basic reference work that will stimulate research in these areas and help to open up the field to a wider academic readership.
Nordic Religions in the Viking Age
Author: Thomas Andrew DuBoisPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 9780812217148
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Thomas DuBois unravels for the first time the history of the Nordic religions in the Viking Age. "A seminal study of Nordic religions that future scholars will not be able to avoid."—Church History