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The growth of the medieval Icelandic sagas (1180-1280) /

"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 histori...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Andersson, Theodore Murdock, 1934-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, ©2006.
Colección:Cornell paperbacks
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • From hagiography to hero : Odd Snorrason's saga Olaf Tryggvason
  • Sanctifying a Viking chieftain : the oldest/legendary saga of Saint Olaf
  • Creating personalities : the saga age Icelanders
  • Defining political identities : the saga of King Magnús and King Harald
  • Political ambiguities : Egils saga Skallagrímssonar
  • Turning inward : Ljósvetninga saga
  • Gilding an age : Laxdola saga
  • Two views of Icelandic history : Eyrbyggja saga and Vatnsdaela saga
  • Pondering justice : Haensa-Þóris saga, Bandamanna saga, and Hrafnkels saga
  • Demythologizing the tradition : Njáls saga.