The Saint And The Saga Hero
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The Saint And The Saga Hero
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Author : Siân E. Grønlie
language : en
Publisher: D. S. Brewer
Release Date : 2017
The Saint And The Saga Hero written by Siân E. Grønlie and has been published by D. S. Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Sagas categories.
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.
Story World And Character In The Late Slendingas Gur
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Author : Rebecca Merkelbach
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2024-06-11
Story World And Character In The Late Slendingas Gur written by Rebecca Merkelbach and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-11 with Literary Criticism categories.
Argues for new models of reading the complexity and subversiveness of fourteen "post-classical" sagas. The late Sagas of Icelanders, thought to be written in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, have hitherto received little scholarly attention. Previous generations of critics have unfavourably compared them to "classical" Íslendingasögur and fornaldarsögur, leading modern audiences to project their expectations onto narratives that do not adhere to simple taxonomies and preconceived notions of genre. As "rogues" within the canon, they challenge the established notions of what makes an Íslendingasaga. Based on a critical appraisal of conceptualisations of canon and genre in saga literature, this book offers a new reading of the relationship between the individual, paranormal, and social dimensions that form the foundation of these sagas. It draws on a multidisciplinary approach, informed by perspectives as diverse as "possible worlds" theory, gender studies, and social history. The "post-classical" sagas are not only read anew and integrated into both their generic and socio-historical context; they are met on their own terms, allowing their fascinating narratives to speak for themselves.
Heroes And Saints
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Author : Phyllis Granoff
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2009-05-05
Heroes And Saints written by Phyllis Granoff and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-05 with Social Science categories.
The present volume makes a unique contribution to the study of dying in ancient cultures by focusing on what happens in the critical moments before death. Employing a wide range of literary sources, the essays in this volume focus exclusively on the moment of death and practices associated with the transition from this world to the next. Five of the essays deal with Asian religions, primarily Buddhism in India, Tibet, China, and Japan. The other five essays deal with the moment of death in the West, old Norse-Icelandic, Old English, and the Judeo-Christian tradition. The authors explore the many ways in which the good death was envisioned. Remarkable parallels emerge between the good death in religious texts and in heroic sagas . Despite the diversity of cultures, time periods and religious traditions represented in these essays, this volume vividly illustrates the fundamental human need to see in the inevitable moment of death a possibility of choice and a promise of hope.
Wayward Heroes
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Author : Halldor Laxness
language : en
Publisher: Archipelago
Release Date : 2016-11-01
Wayward Heroes written by Halldor Laxness and has been published by Archipelago this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-01 with Fiction categories.
“Drawing on historical events, including King Olaf’s reign in Norway and the burning of Chartres Cathedral, Laxness revises and renews the bloody sagas of Icelandic tradition, producing not just a spectacular historical novel but one of coal-dark humor and psychological depth.” – Publishers Weekly First published in 1952, Halldór Laxness’s Wayward Heroes offers an unlikely representation of modern literature. A reworking of medieval Icelandic sagas, the novel is set against the backdrop of the medieval Norse world. Laxness satirizes the spirit of sagas, criticizing the global militarism and belligerent national posturing rampant in the postwar buildup to the Cold War. He does that through the novel’s main characters, the sworn brothers Þormóður Bessason and Þorgeir Hávarsson, warriors who blindly pursue ideals that lead to the imposition of power through violent means. The two see the world around them only through a veil of heroic illusion: kings are fit either to be praised in poetry or toppled from their thrones, other men only to kill or be killed, women only to be mythic fantasies. Replete with irony, absurdity, and pathos, the novel more than anything takes on the character of tragedy, as the sworn brothers’ quest to live out their ideals inevitably leaves them empty-handed and ruined.
The Book Of Saints And Heroes
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Author : Mrs. Lang
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1918
The Book Of Saints And Heroes written by Mrs. Lang and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1918 with Heroes categories.
The Last Hero
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Author : Leslie Charteris
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1941
The Last Hero written by Leslie Charteris and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1941 with categories.
A Critical Companion To Old Norse Literary Genre
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Author : Massimiliano Bampi
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2020
A Critical Companion To Old Norse Literary Genre written by Massimiliano Bampi and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Literary form categories.
A comprehensive guide to a crucial aspect of Old Norse literature.
Egil The Viking Poet
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Author : Laurence de Looze
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2015-01-01
Egil The Viking Poet written by Laurence de Looze and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
The contributors to this collection of essays approach Egil's story from a variety of perspectives, including psychology, philology, network theory, social history, and literary theory.
The Book Of Saints And Heroes
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Author : Mrs. Lang
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1930
The Book Of Saints And Heroes written by Mrs. Lang and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1930 with Heroes categories.
The Book Of Saints And Heroes
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Author : Andrew Lang
language : en
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
Release Date : 2012
The Book Of Saints And Heroes written by Andrew Lang and has been published by Jazzybee Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with categories.
A noted non-Catholic writer on pedagogical subjects stated some time ago that if his own religious body had the wealth of story contained in the lives of the saints of the Catholic Church, it would be abundantly supplied with religious literature for children. It is true that the lives of the saints are an inexhaustible treasure-house for all that will interest and stimulate children; and that the same treasure-house is too seldom drawn upon. Its riches are, comparatively speaking, little known to our children or, indeed, to our older folks. A book that taps this vein of Catholic inheritance is: The Book of Saints and Heroes, by Mrs. Lang, and edited by the late Andrew Lang. Needless to say the work is admirably well written, and no child, even though tired, would think of sleep while the story of Jerome and the Lion, or Francis and the Wolf of Agobio, was being read. Here is all that will arouse the imagination, fascinate the mind, and instill that romantic love of heroic deeds which, in turn, is so powerful a stimulus to virtue. The book is most richly and tastefully illustrated with page drawings, many of them beautifully colored. The author has combined legend and history, and has sought to give us an interesting story book. This book is fully illustrated and annotated with a rare extensive biographical sketch of the author, Andrew Lang, written by Sir Edmund Gosse, CB, a contemporary poet and writer.