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Author:
Phelpstead, Carl, author.
Title:
An introduction to the sagas of Icelanders / Carl Phelpstead ; foreword by R. Barton Palmer and Tison Pugh.
Publisher:
University Press of Florida,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
xxiii, 204 pages ; 23 cm
Subject:
Sagas--History and criticism.
Sagas.
Iceland--History.
Iceland.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Other Authors:
Palmer, R. Barton, 1946- writer of foreword.
Pugh, Tison, writer of foreword.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-197) and index.
Contents:
Conclusion: Identity and Alterity. Encountering the Sagas -- Traditions in Time -- Icelandic Identities -- Reading Selected Sagas -- The Sagas in English -- Conclusion: Identity and Alterity.
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"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
New perspectives on medieval literature: authors and traditions
ISBN:
0813066514
9780813066516
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1124980376
LCCN:
2020001910
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)

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