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The Icelandic Saga
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Author : Peter Hallberg
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1962-01-01
The Icelandic Saga written by Peter Hallberg and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962-01-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
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.
The Sagas Of The Icelanders
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Author : Jane Smilely
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2005-02-24
The Sagas Of The Icelanders written by Jane Smilely and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-02-24 with Fiction categories.
In Iceland, the age of the Vikings is also known as the Saga Age. A unique body of medieval literature, the Sagas rank with the world’s great literary treasures – as epic as Homer, as deep in tragedy as Sophocles, as engagingly human as Shakespeare. Set around the turn of the last millennium, these stories depict with an astonishingly modern realism the lives and deeds of the Norse men and women who first settled in Iceland and of their descendants, who ventured farther west to Greenland and, ultimately, North America. Sailing as far from the archetypal heroic adventure as the long ships did from home, the Sagas are written with psychological intensity, peopled by characters with depth, and explore perennial human issues like love, hate, fate and freedom.
Icelandic Sagas And Manuscripts
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Author : Jónas Kristjánsson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
Icelandic Sagas And Manuscripts written by Jónas Kristjánsson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Icelandic literature categories.
The Icelandic Sagas
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Author : Magnús Magnússon
language : en
Publisher: CUP Archive
Release Date : 1999
The Icelandic Sagas written by Magnús Magnússon and has been published by CUP Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Iceland categories.
Eirik The Red And Other Icelandic Sagas
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language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1999
Eirik The Red And Other Icelandic Sagas written by and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Fiction categories.
Selected by Gwyn Jones--the eminent Celtic scholar--for their excellence and variety, these nine Icelandic sagas include "Hen-Thorir," "The Vapnfjord Men," "Thorstein Staff-Struck," "Hrafnkel the Priest of Frey," "Thidrandi whom the Goddesses Slew," "Authun and the Bear," "Gunnlaug Wormtongue," "King Hrolf and his Champions," and the title piece.
The Icelandic Sagas
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Author : W. A. Craigie
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-06-02
The Icelandic Sagas written by W. A. Craigie and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-02 with Literary Criticism categories.
A critical examination of sagas, and a consideration of the circumstances that fostered such an outpouring of literature in Iceland during the Middle Ages.
The Growth Of The Medieval Icelandic Sagas 1180 1280
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Author : Theodore Murdock Andersson
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2006
The Growth Of The Medieval Icelandic Sagas 1180 1280 written by Theodore Murdock Andersson and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
Andersson introduces readers to the development of the Icelandic sagas between 1180 and 1280, a crucial period that witnessed a gradual shift of emphasis from tales of adventure and personal distinction to the analysis of politics and history.
Feud In The Icelandic Saga
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Author : Jesse L. Byock
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1993-03-09
Feud In The Icelandic Saga written by Jesse L. Byock and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-03-09 with History categories.
Byock sees the crucial element in the origin of the Icelandic sagas not as the introduction of writing or the impact of literary borrowings from the continent but the subject of the tales themselves - feud. This simple thesis is developed into a thorough examination of Icelandic society and feud, and of the narrative technique of recounting it.
Iceland Saga
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Author : Magnus Magnusson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Iceland Saga written by Magnus Magnusson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with English prose literature categories.
Six Old Icelandic Sagas
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Six Old Icelandic Sagas written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Literary Collections categories.
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