Egil, the Viking Poet: New Approaches to 'Egil's Saga'

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Laurence de Looze, Jón Karl Helgason, Russell Poole, Torfi H. Tulinius
University of Toronto Press, 1. jan. 2015 - 242 síður

Egil, the Viking Poet focuses on one of the best-known Icelandic sagas, that of the extraordinary hero Egil Skallagrimsson. Descended from a lineage of trolls, shape-shifters, and warriors, Egil's transformation from a precocious and murderous child into a raider, mercenary, litigant, landholder, and poet epitomizes the many facets of Viking legend.

The contributors to this collection of essays approach Egil's story from a variety of perspectives, including psychology, philology, network theory, social history, and literary theory. Strikingly original, their essays will appeal not only to dedicated students of Old Norse-Icelandic literature but also to those working in the fields of Viking studies, comparative ethnology, and folklore.

 

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Egil The Viking Poet New Approaches to Egils Saga
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Composition
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Identity
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Emotions and Affiliations
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Reception
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Contributors
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Index
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Um höfundinn (2015)

Russell Poole is a professor emeritus of the Department of English at the University of Western Ontario and the managing editor of the journal Viking and Medieval Scandinavia. Laurence de Looze is a professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Western Ontario. Jón Karl Helgason is a professor in the Department of Icelandic and Comparative Cultural Studies at the University of Iceland. Torfi H. Tulinius is a professor in the Department of Icelandic and Comparative Cultural Studies at the University of Iceland.

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TitillEgil, the Viking Poet: New Approaches to 'Egil's Saga'
Bindi 9 of Toronto Old Norse and Icelandic studies
Bindi 9 of Toronto Old Norse and Icelandic studies
EditorsLaurence de Looze, Jón Karl Helgason, Russell Poole, Torfi H. Tulinius
Editionillustrated, annotated
ÚtgefandiUniversity of Toronto Press, 2015
ISBN1442649690, 9781442649699
Length242 síður
  
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