Comic Sagas and Tales from Iceland by Vidar Hreinsson (2013, Trade Paperback)
Discover the captivating world of medieval Iceland with "Comic Sagas and Tales from Iceland." This collection brings together the finest Icelandic stories from the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries, a period of significant civil unrest and social change. Delve into tales featuring feuding families, moments of grotesque violence, and classic mythological figures like murdered fathers, disguised beggars, corrupt chieftains, and avenging sons who engage in battles of wit and might. These stories follow heroes and comical fools through dreams, voyages, and religious conversions, all shaped by Iceland's rich oral culture and its people's conversion to Christianity. Experience works of ironic humor and stylistic innovation that have been carefully curated and translated into English. This volume is a capstone in Penguin Classics’ celebrated series of Icelandic sagas, offering readers trusted texts enhanced by scholarly introductions and notes. It's an essential read for anyone interested in historical literature, mythology, and classic storytelling. **Product Summary:** Penguin Books Ltd presents "Comic Sagas and Tales from Iceland," a collection of classic Icelandic stories in English. This paperback features 368 pages and covers genres of Classics. Key specifications include a width of 128.6 mm and a height of 196.8 mm. Written by J. R. Roberts, the ISBN is 9780140447743.
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Discover the captivating world of medieval Iceland with "Comic Sagas and Tales from Iceland." This collection brings together the finest Icelandic stories from the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries, a period of significant civil unrest and social change. Delve into tales featuring feuding families, moments of grotesque violence, and classic mythological figures like murdered fathers, disguised beggars, corrupt chieftains, and avenging sons who engage in battles of wit and might. These stories follow heroes and comical fools through dreams, voyages, and religious conversions, all shaped by Iceland's rich oral culture and its people's conversion to Christianity. Experience works of ironic humor and stylistic innovation that have been carefully curated and translated into English. This volume is a capstone in Penguin Classics’ celebrated series of Icelandic sagas, offering readers trusted texts enhanced by scholarly introductions and notes. It's an essential read for anyone interested in historical literature, mythology, and classic storytelling. **Product Summary:** Penguin Books Ltd presents "Comic Sagas and Tales from Iceland," a collection of classic Icelandic stories in English. This paperback features 368 pages and covers genres of Classics. Key specifications include a width of 128.6 mm and a height of 196.8 mm. Written by J. R. Roberts, the ISBN is 9780140447743.
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Discover the captivating world of medieval Iceland with "Comic Sagas and Tales from Iceland." This collection brings together the finest Icelandic stories from the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries, a period of significant civil unrest and social change. Delve into tales featuring feuding families, moments of grotesque violence, and classic mythological figures like murdered fathers, disguised beggars, corrupt chieftains, and avenging sons who engage in battles of wit and might. These stories follow heroes and comical fools through dreams, voyages, and religious conversions, all shaped by Iceland's rich oral culture and its people's conversion to Christianity. Experience works of ironic humor and stylistic innovation that have been carefully curated and translated into English. This volume is a capstone in Penguin Classics’ celebrated series of Icelandic sagas, offering readers trusted texts enhanced by scholarly introductions and notes. It's an essential read for anyone interested in historical literature, mythology, and classic storytelling. **Product Summary:** Penguin Books Ltd presents "Comic Sagas and Tales from Iceland," a collection of classic Icelandic stories in English. This paperback features 368 pages and covers genres of Classics. Key specifications include a width of 128.6 mm and a height of 196.8 mm. Written by J. R. Roberts, the ISBN is 9780140447743.
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