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The Growth of the Medieval Icelandic Sagas (1180-1280)

The Growth of the Medieval Icelandic Sagas (1180-1280) - Paperback

by Theodore M. Andersson
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Availability:In StockContributor:Theodore M. AnderssonAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2012-08-15Pages:248
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cornell University PressISBN-13:9780801477829ISBN-10:801477824UPC:9780801477829Book Category:Literary Criticism, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:European, Medieval, Folklore & MythologyBook Topic:ScandinavianSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SCR5ZDAYCG

The Growth of the Medieval Icelandic Sagas (1180-1280)

In this book, Theodore M. Andersson, a leading scholar of the Norse sagas, 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 political and historical propositions. Beginning with the first full-length sagas and culminating in the...

Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cornell University PressISBN-13:9780801477829ISBN-10:801477824UPC:9780801477829Book Category:Literary Criticism, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:European, Medieval, Folklore & MythologyBook Topic:ScandinavianSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SCR5ZDAYCG

Theodore M. Andersson is Professor of Germanic Studies Emeritus at Indiana University. He is the author of several books, including Early Epic Scenery: Homer, Virgil, and the Medieval Legacy and The Legend of Brynhild; translator of The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason; and cotranslator, with Kari Ellen Gade, of "Morkinskinna" The Earliest Icelandic Chronicle of the Norwegian Kings (1030-1157), all from...

Publisher: Cornell University Press

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