Narration and Representation in the Sagas of the Icelanders form a unique and invaluable part of the medieval European cultural heritage. This book contains an introduction to, and a critical discussion of the Sagas of the Icelanders, otherwise known as the Icelandic Family Sagas. The author presents the historical and literary background of the saga genre, analyses the narrative form and describes the world view expressed in the sagas. The author, Vésteinn Ólason (b. 1939), is a professor of Icelandic Literature at the University of Iceland and was formerly professor at the University of Oslo; he has also taught at the University of Copenhagen and the University of California at Berkeley. He has written extensively about his field of specialty and has published several books, including his doctoral thesis, Traditional Ballads of Iceland (1982). Hardcover with 298 pages.
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