wyszukanych pozycji: 8
Morkinskinna: The Earliest Icelandic Chronicle of the Norwegian Kings (1030-1157)
ISBN: 9780801477836 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Morkinskinna ("rotten parchment"), the first full-length chronicle of the kings of medieval Norway (1030-1157), forms the basis of the Icelandic chronicle tradition. Based ultimately on an original from ca. 1220, the single defective manuscript was...
Morkinskinna ("rotten parchment"), the first full-length chronicle of the kings of medieval Norway (1030-1157), forms the basis of the Icelandic chron...
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230,42 zł |
The Icelandic Family Saga
ISBN: 9780674729285 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 325 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. |
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298,82 zł |
Morkinskinna
ISBN: 9780801436949 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Morkinskinna ("rotten parchment"), the first full-length chronicle of the kings of medieval Norway (1030-1157), forms the basis of the Icelandic chronicle tradition. Based ultimately on an original from ca. 1220, the single defective manuscript was written in Iceland ca. 1275. The present volume, the first translation of Morkinskinna in any language, makes this literary milestone available to a general readership, with introduction and commentary to clarify its position in the history of medieval Icelandic letters. The book is designed to be used by readers with no knowledge of Icelandic. The...
Morkinskinna ("rotten parchment"), the first full-length chronicle of the kings of medieval Norway (1030-1157), forms the basis of the Icelandic chron...
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565,58 zł |
Contradictions: From Beowulf to Chaucer: Selected Studies of Larry Benson
ISBN: 9781859281734 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This volume brings together a series of key essays by Larry D Benson, well-known for his work in editing the Riverside Chaucer. Of the studies selected, the opening three deal with Old English, recasting the possibilities for the critical study of Beowulf, above all the relation between oral and written literary production. The following ten essays turn to Middle English literature, with the focus first on Chaucer, and the evolution of his works and his language, then on the social and cultural context of medieval chivalric texts. Throughout, Professor Benson approaches his subjects with a...
This volume brings together a series of key essays by Larry D Benson, well-known for his work in editing the Riverside Chaucer. Of the studies selecte...
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706,98 zł |
The Growth of the Medieval Icelandic Sagas (1180-1280)
ISBN: 9780801477829 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In this book, Theodore M. Andersson, a leading scholar of the Norse sagas, introduces readers to the development of the Icelandic sagas between 1180 and 1280, a crucial period that witnessed a gradual shift of emphasis from tales of adventure and personal distinction to the analysis of political and historical propositions. Beginning with the first full-length sagas and culminating in the acknowledged masterpiece Njals saga, Andersson emphasizes a historical perspective, establishing a chronology for seventeen of the most important sagas and showing how they evolve thematically... In this book, Theodore M. Andersson, a leading scholar of the Norse sagas, introduces readers to the development of the Icelandic sagas between 118... |
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109,92 zł |
The Partisan Muse in the Early Icelandic Sagas (1200-1250)
ISBN: 9780935995145 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The Partisan Muse in the Early Icelandic Sagas (1200 1250) is a study of the genesis of Old Icelandic prose literature from its roots in oral tradition to the compilation of key early sagas at the beginning of the thirteenth century. Theodore M. Andersson devotes special attention to the Icelandic sagas (kings' sagas or konungasogur) that narrate the careers of Norwegian kings, Olafr Tryggvason and Olafr Haraldsson prominent among them. The Partisan Muse in the Early Icelandic Sagas (1200 1250) is a study of the genesis of Old Icelandic prose literature from its roots in o... |
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282,80 zł |
The Sagas of Norwegian Kings (1130-1265): An Introduction
ISBN: 9780935995206 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In The Sagas of Norwegian Kings (1130 1265), Theodore M. Andersson offers an orientation to the category of Icelandic sagas known as "kings' sagas," a genre of Old Norse-Icelandic prose literature less known than the somewhat later sagas of early Icelanders and their extended families. The kings'-saga genre culminated in three compendia that appeared prior to 1250: the manuscripts Morkinskinna and Fagrskinna and the compilation of sagas known as Heimskringla. These remarkable sagas are among the most readable of European chronicles. Theodore M. Andersson... In The Sagas of Norwegian Kings (1130 1265), Theodore M. Andersson offers an orientation to the category of Icelandic sagas known as "king... |
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282,80 zł |
The Growth of the Medieval Icelandic Sagas (1180-1280)
ISBN: 9780801444081 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In this book, Theodore M. Andersson, a leading scholar of the Norse sagas, introduces readers to the development of the Icelandic sagas between 1180 and 1280, a crucial period that witnessed a gradual shift of emphasis from tales of adventure and personal distinction to the analysis of political and historical propositions. Beginning with the first full-length sagas and culminating in the acknowledged masterpiece Njals saga, Andersson emphasizes a historical perspective, establishing a chronology for seventeen of the most important sagas and showing how they evolve thematically... In this book, Theodore M. Andersson, a leading scholar of the Norse sagas, introduces readers to the development of the Icelandic sagas between 118... |
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333,21 zł |