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Category : Eddas
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
The Saga of Hrafn Sveinbjarnarson
Author: Sagas, Saints and Settlements
Author: Gareth WilliamsPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004138072
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
This volume contains seven papers relating to Norse history and literature. Two cover issues of saga genre, two explore the relationship between sagas and medieval hagiography, and three consider aspects of the Norse settlement in Scotland from an interdisciplinary perspective. With contributions by Svanhildur Oskarsdottir, Phil Cardew, Haki Antonsson, Gareth Williams, Barbara Crawford and Simon Taylor.
Sturlunga Saga: Shorter sagas of the Icelanders
Author: Julia H. McGrewPublisher: Ardent Media
ISBN: 9780805733655
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Glossary of nicknames and names of weapons: volume 1, pages 449-455.
Sturlunga Saga: The saga of Hvamm-Sturla; and, The saga of the Icelanders [by Sturla Þórðarson
Author: 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.
Constructing a Cult
Author: Joanna SkórzewskaPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004194967
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
Based on a variety of extant written sources, this study offers a comprehensive reevaluation of Guðmundr Arason’s popularity in medieval Iceland. It presents a new perspective on the saintly fame and veneration of this controversial and interesting individual.
A Critical Companion to Old Norse Literary Genre
Author: Massimiliano BampiPublisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1843845644
Category : Literary form
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
A comprehensive guide to a crucial aspect of Old Norse literature.
Oral Art Forms and Their Passage Into Writing
Author: Else MundalPublisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
ISBN: 8763505045
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
The present collection examines the complex interrelationship between the oral and the written and the problems of textualisation.
Old Icelandic Literature and Society
Author: Margaret Clunies RossPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521631122
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
The first comprehensive account of Old Icelandic literature set within its social and cultural context.
Tools of Literacy
Author: Guðrún NordalPublisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 9780802047892
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
A thorough and ground-breaking examination of thirteenth-century skaldic verse, linking the poets of the time with leading families and with ecclesiastical and secular learning.