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An Introduction to the Sagas of Icelanders.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: New Perspectives on Medieval Literature: Authors and Traditions SeriesPublisher: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (231 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780813057743
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: An Introduction to the Sagas of IcelandersDDC classification:
  • 839.6309
LOC classification:
  • PT7182 .P445 2020
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Names and Pronunciation -- List of Abbreviations -- Chronology -- 1. Encountering the Sagas -- 2. Traditions in Time -- 3. Icelandic Identities -- 4. Reading Selected Sagas -- 5. The Sagas in English -- Conclusion: Identity and Alterity -- Reference Material: Glossary and Table of Editions, Translations, and Possible Dates -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Summary: Combining an accessible approach with innovative scholarship, Carl Phelpstead draws on historical context, contemporary theory, and close reading to deepen our understanding of Icelandic saga narratives about the island's early history.
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Names and Pronunciation -- List of Abbreviations -- Chronology -- 1. Encountering the Sagas -- 2. Traditions in Time -- 3. Icelandic Identities -- 4. Reading Selected Sagas -- 5. The Sagas in English -- Conclusion: Identity and Alterity -- Reference Material: Glossary and Table of Editions, Translations, and Possible Dates -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

Combining an accessible approach with innovative scholarship, Carl Phelpstead draws on historical context, contemporary theory, and close reading to deepen our understanding of Icelandic saga narratives about the island's early history.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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