Feud stands at the core of the Old Icelandic sagas. Jesse Byock shows how the dominant concern of medieval Icelandic society-the channeling of violence into accepted patterns of feud and the regulation of conflict-is reflected in the narrative of the family sagas and the Sturlunga saga compilation. This comprehensive study of narrative structure demonstrates that the sagas are complex expressions of medieval social thought.
- ISBN:
- 9780520082595
- 9780520082595
-
Category:
- Literary studies: classical
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
-
09-03-1993
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 300
- Dimensions (mm):
- 216x140x20mm
- Weight:
- 0.36kg
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