The Growth of the Medieval Icelandic Sagas (1180-1280)

by Theodore Murdock Andersson

Book Overview

In this book, 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 historical propositions. Beginning with the first full-length sagas and culminating in the acknowledged masterpiece Njáls saga, Andersson emphasizes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801477824
• ISBN13: 9780801477829
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher