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Written in the thirteenth century, the Icelandic prose sagas, chronicling the lives of kings and commoners, give a dramatic account of the first century after the settlement of Iceland--the period from about 930 to 1050. To some extent these elaborate tales are written versions of traditional sagas...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clover, Carol J., 1940- (Author)
Format: Globe Book
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Sagas > History and criticism.
Literature, Medieval > History and criticism.
Sagas > Histoire et critique.
Littérature médiévale > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
Literature, Medieval
Sagas
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Open Composition
  • 2. Stranding
  • 3. Simultaneity
  • 4. Toward the Classical Saga
  • Editions Consulted
  • Index