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Studies in Old Norse Literature Ser.: Saint and the Saga Hero : Hagiography and Early Icelandic Literature by Si N. E. Gr nlie (2017, Hardcover)
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PublisherBoydell & Brewer, The Limited
ISBN-101843844818
ISBN-139781843844815
eBay Product ID (ePID)237439756
Product Key Features
Number of Pages318 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSaint and the Saga Hero : Hagiography and Early Icelandic Literature
SubjectMedieval, European / Scandinavian
Publication Year2017
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
AuthorSi N. E. Gr Nlie
SeriesStudies in Old Norse Literature Ser.
FormatHardcover
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Item Height1 in
Item Weight25.4 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.4 in
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ReviewsThe Saint and the Saga Hero should be mandatory reading for anyone interested in the Icelandic sagas. No one, after completing it, will be able to deny that in medieval Icelandic writing, "interaction with the saint's life should be recognised as a self-conscious literary act: the saga can only define its owns horizons in interaction with other types of narrative prose" (p. 257)., The Saint and the Saga Hero is an inspiring, well-researched and well-written book. It has not left my desk since I was fortunate to get it, and I think it is going to stay there. EARLY MEDIEVAL EUROPE Grønlie has produced a study that manages to use its own wide horizons of knowledge to elevate the peripheral and the particular, as only the best scholarship can. MEDIUM ÆVUM Grønlie has done a tremendous service to the field of Old Norse-Icelandic, and her monograph will undoubtedly be consulted for years to come as scholars continue to examine the various and complex ways in which the lives of saints shaped saga literature and the characters therein. SPECULUM The Saint and the Saga Hero has been a pleasure to read and review. It is a book well served by Grønlie's evident attention to detail, innovative approach to intertextuality, and patient and thoughtful approach to medieval 'genre.' This volume adds a valuable new perspective to the study of Old Norse-Icelandic texts and their interaction with, and place within, wider European literary endeavours. CERÆ ndic texts and their interaction with, and place within, wider European literary endeavours. CERÆ ndic texts and their interaction with, and place within, wider European literary endeavours. CERÆ ndic texts and their interaction with, and place within, wider European literary endeavours. CERÆ, Grønlie has produced a study that manages to use its own wide horizons of knowledge to elevate the peripheral and the particular, as only the best scholarship can. MEDIUM ÆVUM Grønlie has done a tremendous service to the field of Old Norse-Icelandic, and her monograph will undoubtedly be consulted for years to come as scholars continue to examine the various and complex ways in which the lives of saints shaped saga literature and the characters therein. SPECULUM The Saint and the Saga Hero has been a pleasure to read and review. It is a book well served by Grønlie's evident attention to detail, innovative approach to intertextuality, and patient and thoughtful approach to medieval 'genre.' This volume adds a valuable new perspective to the study of Old Norse-Icelandic texts and their interaction with, and place within, wider European literary endeavours. CERÆ, Gr nlie has produced a study that manages to use its own wide horizons of knowledge to elevate the peripheral and the particular, as only the best scholarship can., The Saint and the Saga Hero has been a pleasure to read and review. It is a book well served by Gr nlie's evident attention to detail, innovative approach to intertextuality, and patient and thoughtful approach to medieval 'genre.' This volume adds a valuable new perspective to the study of Old Norse-Icelandic texts and their interaction with, and place within, wider European literary endeavours., Gr nlie has done a tremendous service to the field of Old Norse-Icelandic, and her monograph will undoubtedly be consulted for years to come as scholars continue to examine the various and complex ways in which the lives of saints shaped saga literature and the characters therein., The Saint and the Saga Hero has been a pleasure to read and review. It is a book well served by Grønlie's evident attention to detail, innovative approach to intertextuality, and patient and thoughtful approach to medieval 'genre.' This volume adds a valuable new perspective to the study of Old Norse-Icelandic texts and their interaction with, and place within, wider European literary endeavours., The Saint and the Saga Hero is an inspiring, well-researched and well-written book. It has not left my desk since I was fortunate to get it, and I think it is going to stay there., Grønlie has done a tremendous service to the field of Old Norse-Icelandic, and her monograph will undoubtedly be consulted for years to come as scholars continue to examine the various and complex ways in which the lives of saints shaped saga literature and the characters therein., Grønlie has produced a study that manages to use its own wide horizons of knowledge to elevate the peripheral and the particular, as only the best scholarship can.
Series Volume Number2
IllustratedYes
Table Of ContentPrefaceSaints' Lives and Sagas of IcelandersThe Failed Saint: Oddr's Óláfr TryggvasonThe Confessor, the Martyr and the ConvertThe Noble Heathen and the Missionary SaintThe Outlaw, the Exile and the Desert SaintThe Saint as Friend and PatronConclusion
SynopsisThe relationship between that most popular of medieval genres, the saint's life, and the sagas of the Icelanders is investigated here. Although saga heroes are rarely saints themselves - indeed rather the reverse - they interact with saints in a variety of ways: as ancestors or friends of saints, as noble heathens or converts to Christianity, as innocent victims of violent death, or even as anti-saints, interrogating aspects of saintly ideology. Via detailed readings of a range of the sagas, this book explores how saints' lives contributed to the widening of medieval horizons, allowing the saga authors to develop multiple perspectives (moral, eschatological, psychological) on traditional feud narratives and family dramas. The saint's life introduced new ideals to the saga world, such as suffering, patience and feminine nurture, and provided, through dreams, visions and signs, ways of representing the interior life and of engaging with questions of merit and reward. In dialogue with the ideology of the saint, the saga hero develops into a complex and multi-faceted figure. Si n Gr nlie is Associate Professor and Kate Elmore Fellow in English Language and Literature at St Anne's College, Oxford., A compelling argument that far from developing in a literary vacuum, saga literature interacts in lively, creative and critical ways with one of the central genres of the European middle ages. The relationship between that most popular of medieval genres, the saint's life, and the sagas of the Icelanders is investigated here. Although saga heroes are rarely saints themselves - indeed rather the reverse - they interact with saints in a variety of ways: as ancestors or friends of saints, as noble heathens or converts to Christianity, as innocent victims of violent death, or even as anti-saints, interrogating aspects of saintly ideology. Via detailed readings of a range of the sagas, this book explores how saints' lives contributed to the widening of medieval horizons, allowing the saga authors to develop multiple perspectives (moral, eschatological, psychological) on traditional feud narratives and family dramas. The saint's life introduced new ideals to the saga world, such as suffering, patience and feminine nurture, and provided, through dreams, visions and signs, ways of representing the interior life and of engaging with questions of merit and reward. In dialogue with the ideology of the saint, the saga hero develops into a complex and multi-faceted figure. Si'n Gr nlie is Associate Professor and Kate Elmore Fellow in English Language and Literature at St Anne's College, Oxford., A compelling argument that far from developing in a literary vacuum, saga literature interacts in lively, creative and critical ways with one of the central genres of the European middle ages., A compelling argument that far from developing in a literary vacuum, saga literature interacts in lively, creative and critical ways with one of the central genres of the European middle ages. The relationship between that most popular of medieval genres, the saint's life, and the sagas of the Icelanders is investigated here. Although saga heroes are rarely saints themselves - indeed rather the reverse - they interact with saints in a variety of ways: as ancestors or friends of saints, as noble heathens or converts to Christianity, as innocent victims of violent death, or even as anti-saints, interrogating aspects of saintly ideology. Via detailed readings of a range of the sagas, this book explores how saints' lives contributed to the widening of medieval horizons, allowing the saga authors to develop multiple perspectives (moral, eschatological, psychological) on traditional feud narratives and family dramas. The saint's life introduced new ideals to the saga world, such as suffering, patience and feminine nurture, and provided, through dreams, visions and signs, ways of representing the interior life and of engaging with questions of merit and reward. In dialogue with the ideology of the saint, the saga hero develops into a complex and multi-faceted figure. Si'n Grønlie is Associate Professor and Kate Elmore Fellow in English Language and Literature at St Anne's College, Oxford.
LC Classification NumberPT7181
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