The Sagas Of The 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.
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.
An Introduction To The Sagas Of Icelanders
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Author : Carl Phelpstead
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024-02-23
An Introduction To The Sagas Of Icelanders written by Carl Phelpstead and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-23 with categories.
Combining an accessible approach with innovative scholarship, 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.
The Sagas Of Icelanders A Selection
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
The Sagas Of Icelanders A Selection written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Old Norse literature categories.
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 Iceland and of their descendants, who ventured farther west - to Greenland and, ultimately, the coast of North America itself."
The Complete Sagas Of Icelanders Including 49 Tales
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
The Complete Sagas Of Icelanders Including 49 Tales 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.
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.
Comic Sagas And Tales From Iceland
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language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2013-03-07
Comic Sagas And Tales From Iceland written by and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-07 with Fiction categories.
Comic Sagas and Tales brings together the very finest Icelandic stories from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries, a time of civil unrest and social upheaval. With feuding families and moments of grotesque violence, the sagas see such classic mythological figures as murdered fathers, disguised beggars, corrupt chieftains and avenging sons do battle with axes, words and cunning. The tales, meanwhile, follow heroes and comical fools through dreams, voyages and religious conversions in medieval Iceland and beyond. Shaped by Iceland's oral culture and their conversion to Christianity, these stories are works of ironic humour and stylistic innovation.
Sagas Of The Icelanders
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Author : John Tucker
language : en
Publisher: Scholarly Title
Release Date : 1989
Sagas Of The Icelanders written by John Tucker and has been published by Scholarly Title this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Old Norse literature categories.
A collection of essays on Icelandic sagas from the middle ages, which concern the earliest period of Icelandic history. Includes references.
The Cambridge Introduction To The Old Norse Icelandic Saga
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Author : Margaret Clunies Ross
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010-10-28
The Cambridge Introduction To The Old Norse Icelandic Saga written by Margaret Clunies Ross 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 2010-10-28 with Literary Criticism categories.
The medieval Norse-Icelandic saga is one of the most important European vernacular literary genres of the Middle Ages. This Introduction to the saga genre outlines its origins and development, its literary character, its material existence in manuscripts and printed editions, and its changing reception from the Middle Ages to the present time. Its multiple sub-genres - including family sagas, mythical-heroic sagas and sagas of knights - are described and discussed in detail, and the world of medieval Icelanders is powerfully evoked. The first general study of the Old Norse-Icelandic saga to be written in English for some decades, the Introduction is based on up-to-date scholarship and engages with current debates in the field. With suggestions for further reading, detailed information about the Icelandic literary canon, and a map of medieval Iceland, this book is aimed at students of medieval literature and assumes no prior knowledge of Scandinavian languages.