The Routledge Research Companion to the Medieval Icelandic Sagas

by Ármann Jakobsson (Editor), Sverrir Jakobsson (Editor)

Overview

The last fifty years have seen a significant change in the focus of saga studies, from a preoccupation with origins and development to a renewed interest in other topics, such as the nature of the sagas and their value as sources to medieval ideologies and mentalities.

The Routledge Research Companion to the Medieval Icelandic Sagas presents a detailed interdisciplinary examination of saga scholarship over the last fifty years, sometimes juxtaposing it with earlier views and examining the sagas both as works of art and as source materials.

This volume will be of interest to Old Norse and medieval Scandinavian scholars and accessible to medievalists in general.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472433305
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/14/2017
Pages:	376
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ármann Jakobsson is Professor of Medieval Icelandic Literature at the University of Iceland.

Sverrir Jakobsson is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Iceland.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction Ármann Jakobsson and Sverrir Jakobsson

1 Genre Massimiliano Bampi

2 Dating and Origins Chris Callow

3 Literacy Pernille Hermann

4

Ecclesiastical Literature and Hagiography Jonas Wellendorf

5

Courtly Literature Stefka G. Eriksen

6

Indigenous and Latin Literature Annette Lassen

7

History and Fiction Ralph O’Connor

8

Style Daniel Sävborg

9

Structure Ármann Jakobsson

10

Drama and Performativity Lena Rohrbach

11

The Long and the Short of It Elizabeth Ashman Rowe

12

Narratives and Documents Patricia Pires Boulhosa

13

Space Sverrir Jakobsson

14

Time Carl Phelpstead

15

Fate Stefanie Gropper

16

Travel Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough

17

Heroism Viðar Pálsson

18

Gender Jóhanna K. Friðriksdóttir

19

Emotions Christopher Crocker

20

Marginality Bjørn Bandlien

21

The Paranormal Mariusz Mayburd

22

Christian Themes Haki Antonsson

23

Feud Santiago Barreiro

24

Class Hans Jacob Orning

25

World View Sirpa Aalto

26

Artistic Reception Julia Zernack

27

Digital Norse Jan Alexander van Nahl

List of Contributors

Editorial Reviews

"The volume is a useful complement to previously published, significant handbooks and, on its own, it will be a valuable research tool for those interested in medieval Icelandic sagas." — M. B. Busbee, Samford University, CHOICE reviews

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