The Icelandic Family Saga : : An Analytic Reading / / Theodore M. Andersson.

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• VerfasserIn: Andersson, Theodore M.,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]; ©1967
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: Reprint 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Harvard Studies in Comparative Literature ; 28
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (315 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; PART I: Theory --; Chapter One: The Structure of the Saga --; Chapter Two: The Rhetoric of the Saga --; Chapter Three: The Heroic Legacy --; PART II: Analysis --; Guide to the Analysis --; Egils saga --; Hoensa-pôris saga --; Gunnlaugs saga --; Bjarnar saga hîtdoelakappa --; Heiðarviga saga --; Eyrbyggja saga --; Laxdœla saga --; Gisla saga --; Fóstbrœðra saga --; Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings --; Grettis saga --; Bandamanna saga --; Vatnsdœla saga --; Hallfreðar saga --; Kormás saga --; Viga-Glúms saga --; Valla-Ljóts saga --; Ljósvetninga sag --; Reykdœla saga --; Þorsteins saga hvíta --; Vápnfirðinga saga --; Hrafnkels saga --; Droplaugarsona saga --; Njáls saga --; CONCLUDING NOTE --; A LIST OF FAMILY SAGAS IN TRANSLATION --; NOTES --; Backmatter
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674729292; 9783110353488; 9783110353501; 9783110442212
• DOI: 10.4159/harvard.9780674729292
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Theodore M. Andersson.

Theodore Andersson presents the first formal analysis of the Icelandic family sagas. Isolating the structural and larger rhetorical features which are peculiar to the genre and set it apart from other narrative forms, his study relates these features to the older Germanic heroic poetry and demonstrates the continuity between this literary tradition and the sagas. The second part of his book is devoted to synopses and outlines of twenty-four family sagas, with a commentary on each in which the author points out salient literary features and includes a separate relevant reading list.