| Feud in the Icelandic Saga Contributor(s): Byock, Jesse L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520082591 ISBN-13: 9780520082595 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $31.63 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1993 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - German - Literary Criticism | European - Scandinavian - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 839.609 |
| LCCN: 82040098 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.41" W x 8.1" (0.77 lbs) 300 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Scandinavian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Byock, Jesse L.: - Jesse Byock teaches Viking history and archaeology, early Icelandic society, medieval feuds, and Old Norse saga literature. An archaeologist, Professor Byock directs the Mosfell Archaeological Project and is a Professor at the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology focusing on Viking Archaeology. He has published widely on the society, archaeology, literature, and history of medieval Scandinavia with writings translated into numerous languages. |