The Medieval Saga

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 p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Clover, Carol J., 1940- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press 1982.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Open Composition
  • 2. Stranding
  • 3. Simultaneity
  • 4. Toward the Classical Saga
  • Editions Consulted
  • Index