The Sagas of Icelanders: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
| AUTHOR | Smiley, Jane; Kellogg, Robert; Smiley, Jane et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Penguin Group (03/01/2001) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
In Iceland, the age of the Vikings is also known as the Saga Age. A unique body of medieval literature, the Sagas rank with the world's great literary treasures - as epic as Homer, as deep in tragedy as Sophocles, as engagingly human as Shakespeare. Set around the turn of the last millennium, these stories depict with an astonishingly modern realism the lives and deeds of the Norse men and women who first settled in Iceland and of their descendants, who ventured farther west to Greenland and, ultimately, North America. Sailing as far from the archetypal heroic adventure as the long ships did from home, the Sagas are written with psychological intensity, peopled by characters with depth, and explore perennial human issues like love, hate, fate and freedom.
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ISBN-13:
9780141000039
ISBN-10:
0141000031
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
848
Carton Quantity:
8
Product Dimensions:
5.70 x 2.23 x 8.44 inches
Weight:
1.96 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product,
Ikids,
Glossary,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Literary Collections | Medieval
Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
FIC
Library of Congress Control Number:
99044111
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In Iceland, the age of the Vikings is also known as the Saga Age. A unique body of medieval literature, the Sagas rank with the world's great literary treasures - as epic as Homer, as deep in tragedy as Sophocles, as engagingly human as Shakespeare. Set around the turn of the last millennium, these stories depict with an astonishingly modern realism the lives and deeds of the Norse men and women who first settled in Iceland and of their descendants, who ventured farther west to Greenland and, ultimately, North America. Sailing as far from the archetypal heroic adventure as the long ships did from home, the Sagas are written with psychological intensity, peopled by characters with depth, and explore perennial human issues like love, hate, fate and freedom.
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