The Matter of the North

The Matter of the North

The Rise of Literary Fiction in Thirteenth-century Iceland

by Torfi H. Tulinius

340 pages· 2002· ISBN 9788778385376
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This study evaluates the role of legendary sagas in the lives of Icelanders from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. It looks at the legendary sagas from the perspective of fictional prose narrative, and sheds light on the origin and nature of other genres that arose in Iceland, especially the Icelandic family saga Islendingasaga. The author wishes to point out the richness and complexity of these long-neglected sagas. Even though they were probably composed for amusement and recreation, they deserve to be taken seriously as works of the intellect.

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