Hrafnkel or the Ambiguities: Hard Cases, Hard Choices

by William Ian Miller

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William Ian Miller presents a close reading of one of the best known of the Icelandic sagas, showing its moral, political, and psychological sophistication. Hrafnkel tells of a fairly simple feud in which a man rises, falls, and rises again with a vengeance, so to speak. The saga deals with complex issues with finely layered irony: who can one justifiably hit, when, and by what means? It does this with cool nuance, also taking on matters of torture...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0192855816

ISBN13:9780192855817

Release Date:January 2022

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:280 Pages

Weight:1.02 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Religion Religion & Spirituality Spirituality

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