Description
The last fifty years have seen a significant change in the focus of saga studies, from a preoccupation with origins and development to a renewed interest in other topics, such as the nature of the sagas and their value as sources to medieval ideologies and mentalities.
The Routledge Research Companion to the Medieval Icelandic Sagas presents a detailed interdisciplinary examination of saga scholarship over the last fifty years, sometimes juxtaposing it with earlier views and examining the sagas both as works of art and as source materials.
This volume will be of interest to Old Norse and medieval Scandinavian scholars and accessible to medievalists in general.
About the Author
Armann Jakobsson is Professor of Medieval Icelandic Literature at the University of Iceland.
Sverrir Jakobsson is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Iceland.
Reviews
"The volume is a useful complement to previously published, significant handbooks and, on its own, it will be a valuable research tool for those interested in medieval Icelandic sagas." -- M. B. Busbee, Samford University, CHOICE reviews
Book Information
ISBN 9780367133658
Author Armann Jakobsson
Format Paperback
Page Count 364
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 458g
