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The medieval Norse-Icelandic saga is one of the most important

European vernacular li***ry genres of the Middle Ages. This

Introduction to the saga genre outlines its origins and

development, its li***ry character, its material existence in

manu*s and printed editi***, and its changing reception from

the Middle Ages to the present time. Its multiple sub-genres -

including family sagas, mythical-heroic sagas and sagas of knights

- are described and discussed in detail, and the world of medieval

Icelanders is powerfully evoked. The first general study of the Old

Norse-Icelandic saga to be written in English for some decades, the

Introduction is based on up-to-date scholarship and engages with

current debates in the field. With suggesti*** for further reading,

detailed information about the Icelandic li***ry canon, and a map

of medieval Iceland, this book is aimed at students of medieval

li***ture and assumes no prior knowledge of Scandinavian

languages.

List of tables viii

  A preface on practical issues ix

  Acknowledgements xiii

  Abbreviati*** xiv

1  Medieval Iceland

  Setting the scene

  Why Iceland?

  Where did the settlers come from?

  Medieval Iceland society

  Religion

  Why did medieval Icelanders write so much and so well?

2  What is an Old Norse-Icelandic saga?

  The term Old Norse

  What is an Old Norse-Icelandic saga?

  Saga in the medieval lexicon 

  How are sagas different from non-sagas?

  The view from inside the text

  Kinds of sagas

3  The genesis of the Icelandic saga

  Theories of saga origins

  A major controversy in studies of saga origins: bookprose

versus freeprose

  Studies of oral cultures and their impact on saga

studies

  Vernacular li***cy in medieval Iceland

  The growth of saga conventi***

  Concepts of authorship

4  Saga chronology

  The politics of saga chronology

  The evidence of the manuscripts

  Dating criteria

  Some tentative conclusi***

5  Saga subjects and settings

  Time and place in the saga world

  The world of the fornaldars?gur

  Riddaras?gur and thei***orld 

  Kings’ sagas

  Sagas of Icelanders and thei***orld

  Contemporary sagas

6  Saga mode, style and point of view

  An example of prosimetrum: Kormáks saga, Chapter

6 

  Li***ry and cultural background

  The ***ysis

  Valla-Ljóts saga, Chapter 4 

  Li***ry and cultural background

  The ***ysis

  Brennu-Njáls saga, Chapter 157 

  Li***ry and cultural background

  The ***ysis

  ?rvar-Odds saga, Chapter 42 

  Li***ry and cultural background

  The ***ysis

  Conclusion

7  Saga structures

  Structure and meaning

  Structures of conflict and resolution

  Life-histories: structures of biography and genealogy

  Structures of travel and the acquisition of knowledge

  Structural complexity in the Icelandic sagas

8  The material record: how we know the sagas

  Medieval Icelandic manuscripts and manuscript copying

  The copying and collecting of Icelandic manuscripts after

the Middle Ages

  Saga editi***: principles and practice

9  Changing understandings of the sagas

  The reception of sagas in post-medieval Iceland

  The reception of the Icelandic sagas outside Iceland

  Notes

  Glossary of technical terms

  Guide to further reading

  References to volumes in the ?slenzk fornrit editi*** of

Icelandic sagas

  Index

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The medieval Norse-Icelandic saga is one of the most important European vernacular li***ry genres of the Middle Ages. This Introduction to the saga genre outlines its origins and development, its li***ry character, its material existence in manuscripts and printed editi***, and its changing reception from the Middle Ages to the present time. Its multiple sub-genres - including family sagas, mythical-heroic sagas and sagas of knights - are described and discussed in detail, and the world of medieval Icelanders is powerfully evoked. The first general study of the Old Norse-Icelandic saga to be written in English for some decades, the Introduction is based on up-to-date scholarship and engages with current debates in the field. With suggesti*** for further reading, detailed information about the Icelandic li***ry canon, and a map of medieval Iceland, this book is aimed at students of medieval li***ture and assumes no prior knowledge of Scandinavian languages.