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Studies in Old Norse Literature Ser.: Old Testament in Medieval Icelandic Texts : Translation, Exegesis and Storytelling by Siân E. Grønlie (2024, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBoydell & Brewer, The Limited
ISBN-101843847124
ISBN-139781843847120
eBay Product ID (ePID)11062625008
Product Key Features
Number of Pages312 Pages
Publication NameOld Testament in Medieval Icelandic Texts : Translation, Exegesis and Storytelling
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMedieval, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament
Publication Year2024
TypeTextbook
AuthorSiân E. Grønlie
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Religion
SeriesStudies in Old Norse Literature Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight20.3 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2023-290779
ReviewsGrønlie's literary analyses of individual passages draw out meanings that may not be obvious at first sight, especially to those unfamiliar with the biblical narratives. Her style is engaging, and a short review cannot hope to do justice to the richness and depth of this study, which should be mandatory reading for all students of medieval Norse-Icelandic literature.
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal220.5396
Table Of ContentIntroduction: Biblical Literature and Stjórn 1. Hebrew Sagas and Icelandic Sagas: Convergent Evolution2. From Hebrew Bible to Old Testament: Traditions of Exegesis3. Types and Shadows: The Old Testament in Homilies and Saints' Lives4. World History and Biblical History: Exegesis and Encyclopaedic Writing5. In the Beginning: Primeval History in Genesis 1-116. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: Family History in Genesis 12-507. Heroes, Heroines and Royal Biography: From Judges to 2 KingsEpilogue: Biblical Literature and Saga LiteratureAcknowledgements BibliographyIndex
SynopsisDemonstrates the essential nature of biblical translation and adaptation to Old-Norse-Icelandic literature., Demonstrates the essential nature of biblical translation and adaptation to Old-Norse-Icelandic literature. The historical narratives of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible have much in common with Icelandic saga literature: both are invested in origins and genealogy, place-names, family history, sibling rivalry, conflict and its resolution. Yet the comparison between these two literatures is rarely made, and biblical translations in Old Norse-Icelandic have been neglected as a focus of literary study. This book aims to redress this neglect. It shows how the likeness between biblical narrative and saga narrative has shaped the reception of the Old Testament in medieval Iceland, even through multiple layers of translation and exegesis. It draws on a wide variety of texts, including homilies, saints' lives, world histories, encyclopaedic works, and the biblical translations collectively known as Stjórn , to explore how medieval Icelanders engaged with Old Testament narrative in the light of their own vernacular tradition of storytelling. And above all, it argues that the medieval Icelanders understood and recognised in these well-known biblical stories a narrative art that was strikingly akin to their own.
LC Classification NumberPT7162.C5G7 2024
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