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| Author | : Jane Smilely |
| Publisher | : Penguin UK |
| Total Pages | : 348 |
| Release | : 2005-02-24 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0141933267 |
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.
| Author | : Magnus Magnusson |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 276 |
| Release | : 1969 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780140442182 |
Written around 1245 by an unknown author, the Laxdaela Saga is an extraordinary tale of conflicting kinships and passionate love, and one of the most compelling works of Icelandic literature. Covering 150 years in the lives of the inhabitants of the community of Laxriverdale, the saga focuses primarily upon the story of Gudrun Osvif's-daughter: a proud, beautiful, vain and desirable figure, who is forced into an unhappy marriage and destroys the only man she has truly loved – her husband's best friend. A moving tale of murder and sacrifice, romance and regret, the Laxdaela Saga is also a fascinating insight into an era of radical change – a time when the Age of Chivalry was at its fullest flower in continental Europe, and the Christian faith was making its impact felt upon the Viking world.
| Author | : Margaret Clunies Ross |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 210 |
| Release | : 2010-10-28 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1139492640 |
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.
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 488 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : Old Norse literature |
| ISBN | : |
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.
| Author | : Jesse L. Byock |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 315 |
| Release | : 1993-03-09 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0520082591 |
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.
| Author | : D.M. White |
| Publisher | : punctum books |
| Total Pages | : 323 |
| Release | : 2020-12-17 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1953035272 |
| Author | : William R. Short |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 285 |
| Release | : 2010-03-15 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0786447273 |
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.
| Author | : CARL. PHELPSTEAD |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2024-05-14 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 9780813080680 |
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.
| Author | : Theodore Murdock Andersson |
| Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
| Total Pages | : 268 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780801444081 |
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.
| Author | : Richard Fidler |
| Publisher | : HarperCollins Australia |
| Total Pages | : 329 |
| Release | : 2017-11-01 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1460708202 |
'I adored this book - a wondrous compendium of Iceland's best sagas' - Hannah Kent A new friendship. An unforgettable journey. A beautiful and bloody history. This is Iceland as you've never read it before ... Broadcaster Richard Fidler and author Kári Gíslason are good friends. They share a deep attachment to the sagas of Iceland - the true stories of the first Viking families who settled on that remote island in the Middle Ages.These are tales of blood feuds, of dangerous women, and people who are compelled to kill the ones they love the most. The sagas are among the greatest stories ever written, but the identity of their authors is largely unknown. Together, Richard and Kári travel across Iceland, to the places where the sagas unfolded a thousand years ago. They cross fields, streams and fjords to immerse themselves in the folklore of this fiercely beautiful island. And there is another mission: to resolve a longstanding family mystery - a gift from Kari's Icelandic father that might connect him to the greatest of the saga authors.
