Sagas Of Icelanders
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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.
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.
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.
Icelanders In The Viking Age
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Author : William R. Short
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2010-03-02
Icelanders In The Viking Age written by William R. Short and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-02 with History categories.
The Sagas of Icelanders are enduring stories from Viking-age Iceland filled with love and romance, battles and feuds, tragedy and comedy. Yet these tales are little read today, even by lovers of literature. The culture and history of the people depicted in the Sagas are often unfamiliar to the modern reader, though the audience for whom the tales were intended would have had an intimate understanding of the material. This text introduces the modern reader to the daily lives and material culture of the Vikings. Topics covered include religion, housing, social customs, the settlement of disputes, and the early history of Iceland. Issues of dispute among scholars, such as the nature of settlement and the division of land, are addressed in the text.
The Complete Sagas Of Icelanders Including 49 Tales An Epic Njal S Saga
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
The Complete Sagas Of Icelanders Including 49 Tales An Epic Njal S Saga written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Old Norse literature categories.
The set contains "the first complete, coordinated English translation of The sagas of Icelanders, forty in all, together with forty-nine of the shorter Tales of Icelanders."--Preface.
The Complete Sagas Of Icelanders Including 49 Tales
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Author : Viðar Hreinsson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
The Complete Sagas Of Icelanders Including 49 Tales written by Viðar Hreinsson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Old Norse literature categories.
The set contains "the first complete, coordinated English translation of The sagas of Icelanders, forty in all, together with forty-nine of the shorter Tales of Icelanders."--Preface.
An Introduction To The Sagas Of Icelanders
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Author : Carl Phelpstead
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Release Date : 2020-06-17
An Introduction To The Sagas Of Icelanders written by Carl Phelpstead and has been published by University Press of Florida this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-17 with Literary Criticism categories.
Combining an accessible approach with innovative scholarship, An Introduction to the Sagas of Icelanders provides up-to-date perspectives on a unique medieval literary genre that has fascinated the English-speaking world for more than two centuries. Carl Phelpstead draws on historical context, contemporary theory, and close reading to deepen our understanding of Icelandic saga narratives about the island’s early history. Phelpstead explores the origins and cultural setting of the genre, demonstrating the rich variety of oral and written source traditions that writers drew on to produce the sagas. He provides fresh, theoretically informed discussions of major themes such as national identity, gender and sexuality, and nature and the supernatural, relating the Old Norse-Icelandic texts to questions addressed by postcolonial studies, feminist and queer theory, and ecocriticism. He then presents readings of select individual sagas, pointing out how the genre’s various source traditions and thematic concerns interact. Including an overview of the history of English translations that shows how they have been stimulated and shaped by ideas about identity, and featuring a glossary of critical terms, this book is an essential resource for students of the literary form. A volume in the series New Perspectives on Medieval Literature: Authors and Traditions, edited by R. Barton Palmer and Tison Pugh
The Sagas Of Icelanders
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Author : Halldór Hermannsson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1935
The Sagas Of Icelanders written by Halldór Hermannsson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1935 with categories.
Iceland Saga
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Author : Magnus Magnusson
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2016-10-21
Iceland Saga written by Magnus Magnusson and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-21 with History categories.
Magnus Magnusson relates the world-famous Icelandic sagas to the spectacular living landscapes of today, taking the reader on a literary tour of the mountains, valleys, and fjords where the heroes and heroines of the sagas lived out their eventful lives. He also tells the story of the first Viking settler, Ingolfur Anarson.
The Medieval Icelandic Saga And Oral Tradition
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Author : Gísli Sigurðsson
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2004
The Medieval Icelandic Saga And Oral Tradition written by Gísli Sigurðsson and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Literary Criticism categories.
This work explores the role of orality in shaping and evaluating medieval Icelandic literature. Applying field studies of oral cultures in modern times to this distinguished medieval literature, G sli Sigur sson asks how it would alter our reading of medieval Icelandic sagas if it were assumed they had grown out of a tradition of oral storytelling, similar to that observed in living cultures. Sigur sson examines how orally trained lawspeakers regarded the emergent written culture, especially in light of the fact that the writing down of the law in the early twelfth century undermined their social status. Part II considers characters, genealogies, and events common to several sagas from the east of Iceland between which a written link cannot be established. Part III explores the immanent or mental map provided to the listening audience of the location of Vinland by the sagas about the Vinland voyages. Finally, this volume focuses on how accepted foundations for research on medieval texts are affected if an underlying oral tradition (of the kind we know from the modern field work) is assumed as part of their cultural background. This point is emphasized through the examination of parallel passages from two sagas and from mythological overlays in an otherwise secular text.