Heroic Sagas and Ballads

by Stephen A. Mitchell

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In Heroic Sagas and Ballads, Stephen A. Mitchell examines the world of the medieval Icelandic legendary sagas and their legacy in Scandinavia. Central to his argument is the view that these heroic texts should be studied in the light of the later Icelandic Middle Ages rather than that of the Viking age, although the stories, the tellers, and the audiences are clearly concerned with exactly this period of Scandinavian...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1501707442

ISBN13:9781501707445

Release Date:July 2016

Publisher:Cornell University Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:0.84 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Criticism & Theory European Folklore History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature & Fiction Medieval Movements & Periods Mythology

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