The saint and the saga hero : hagiography and early Icelandic literature /
The relationship between that most popular of medieval genres, the saint's life, and the sagas of the Icelanders is investigated here. Although saga heroes are rarely saints themselves -- indeed rather the reverse -- they interact with saints in a variety of ways: as ancestors or friends of sai...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | Grønlie, Siân Elizabeth, 1973- (Autor) |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Cambridge :
D.S. Brewer,
[2017]
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Colección: | Studies in Old Norse literature.
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Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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