Hrafns saga Sveinbjarnarsonar /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Description:	1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).
Language:	Icelandic English
Series:	Oxford scholarly editions online Oxford scholarly editions online.
Subject:	Hrafn Sveinbjarnarson, -- -1213. Hrafns saga Sveinbjarnarsonar. Iceland -- History -- To 1262.
Format:	E-Resource Map Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13492079

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors:	Guðrún P. Helgadóttir, 1922-2006, editor.
ISBN:	9780191893735 (ebook) : No price
Notes:	Previously issued in print: Oxford: Clarendon, 1987. Includes bibliographical references and index. Old Icelandic text, English introduction and notes. Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 12, 2020).
Summary:	'Hrafns Saga Sveinbjarnarsonar' is a prime source of information about people and affairs in Iceland from the 1180s to 1217, the beginning of the Sturlung Age, and the great period of creativity in Icelandic saga-writing. The first critical edition based on all the manuscripts currently available, the saga offers insightful information about daily life, seafaring, law, feud, medicine, superstition, and 'sacramental' and 'secular' attitudes. The volume is furnished with full textual notes, a detailed introduction, and a substantial commentary that clarifies points of content, language, and style.
Target Audience:	Specialized.
Other form:	Print version : 9780198111627

Similar Items