LEADER 03181nam 2200361z- 450 001 9910583581103321 005 20220715 010 $a9781501740527 010 $a1501740520 035 $a(CKB)5460000000023748 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/89136 035 $a(VLeBooks)9781501740527 035 $a(Perlego)950725 035 $a(oapen)doab89136 035 $a(EXLCZ)995460000000023748 100 $a20190426d2019 uy | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aThe Medieval Saga 210 $cCornell University Press$d2019 215 $a1 online resource (222 p.) 330 $aWritten in the thirteenth century, the Icelandic prose sagas, chronicling the lives of kings and commoners, give a dramatic account of the first century after the settlement of Iceland-the period from about 930 to 1050. To some extent these elaborate tales are written versions of traditional sagas passed down by word of mouth. How did they become the long and polished literary works that are still read today?The evolution of the written sagas is commonly regarded as an anomalous phenomenon, distinct from contemporary developments in European literature. In this groundbreaking study, Carol J. Clover challenges this view and relates the rise of imaginative prose in Iceland directly to the rise of imaginative prose on the Continent. Analyzing the narrative structure and composition of the sagas and comparing them with other medieval works, Clover shows that the Icelandic authors, using Continental models, owe the prose form of their writings, as well as some basic narrative strategies, to Latin historiography and to French romance.Written in the thirteenth century, the Icelandic prose sagas, chronicling the lives of kings and commoners, give a dramatic account of the first century after the settlement of Iceland-the period from about 930 to 1050. To some extent these elaborate tales are written versions of traditional sagas passed down by word of mouth. How did they become the long and polished literary works that are still read today?The evolution of the written sagas is commonly regarded as an anomalous phenomenon, distinct from contemporary developments in European literature. In this groundbreaking study, Carol J. Clover challenges this view and relates the rise of imaginative prose in Iceland directly to the rise of imaginative prose on the Continent. Analyzing the narrative structure and composition of the sagas and comparing them with other medieval works, Clover shows that the Icelandic authors, using Continental models, owe the prose form of their writings, as well as some basic narrative strategies, to Latin historiography and to French romance. 606 $aLiterary studies: classical, early & medieval$2bicssc 610 $aLiterary studies: ancient, classical & medieval 615 7$aLiterary studies: classical, early & medieval 700 $aCarol J. Clover (author)$01744282 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910583581103321 996 $aThe Medieval Saga$94174202 997 $aUNINA