Rebecca Merkelbach

Story, World and Character in the Late Íslendingasögur (eBook, ePUB)

Rogue Sagas

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Argues for new models of reading the complexity and subversiveness of fourteen "post-classical" sagas.

The late Sagas of Icelanders, thought to be written in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, have hitherto received little scholarly attention. Previous generations of critics have unfavourably compared them to "classical" Íslendingasögur and fornaldarsögur, leading modern audiences to project their expectations onto narratives that do not adhere to simple taxonomies and preconceived notions of genre. As "rogues" within the canon, they challenge the established notions of what makes an Íslendingasaga.

Based on a critical appraisal of conceptualisations of canon and genre in saga literature, this book offers a new reading of the relationship between the individual, paranormal, and social dimensions that form the foundation of these sagas. It draws on a multidisciplinary approach, informed by perspectives as diverse as "possible worlds" theory, gender studies, and social history. The "post-classical" sagas are not only read anew and integrated into both their generic and socio-historical context; they are met on their own terms, allowing their fascinating narratives to speak for themselves.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Georgia Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781805433354
• Artikelnr.: 72243564

Autorenporträt

REBECCA MERKELBACH is assistant professor of Old Norse-Icelandic studies at the University of Tübingen, Germany.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Note on Spelling and Translations 1.
Introducing the 'Post-Classical' Íslendingasögur 2. The Protagonist 3. The
Paranormal 4. Society 5. Expanding the Sagaverse: Fictionality and
Narrative World 6. Alternate Histories of the Settlement Conclusion: Rogue
Sagas Appendix: The 'Post-Classical' Corpus Bibliography Index