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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520082591
ISBN-13
9780520082595
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96691758
Product Key Features
Author
Jesse L. Byock
Format
Trade Paperback (US), Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Literary Criticism
Dimensions
Weight
59g
Height
229mm
Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Berkerley
Spine
19mm
Content Note
4 Maps
Author Biography
Jesse Byock is Professor of Old Norse and Scandinavian Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles and author of Medieval Iceland (California, 1988) and translator of The Saga of the Volsungs (California, 1990).
Date of Publication
09/03/1993
Imprint
University of California Press
Country of Publication
United States
Genre
Literary Criticism
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