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The Sagas of the Icelanders: (penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
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The Sagas of the Icelanders: (penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) Paperback - 2005

by Smilely, Jane

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A unique body of medieval literature, the ten Sagas and seven shorter tales in this volume rank with the world's greatest literary treasures. They include the celebrated "Vinland Sagas", which recount Leif Eriksson's pioneering voyage to the New World, and contain the oldest descriptions of the North American continent.

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Penguin, 2005. Paperback. Very Fine. 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.7. Paperback. Book Condition: Very Fine. Penguin, 2005. 852 pages. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Unmarked. Size: 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.7. 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. History::European Classics/Collectors Series::Classics Pre-Modern History::Exploration::Ancient History::Medieval 0404 0404
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  • Title The Sagas of the Icelanders: (penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
  • Author Smilely, Jane
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: repri
  • Condition Used - Very Fine
  • Pages 848
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin, New York
  • Date 2005
  • Features Glossary
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 129950
  • ISBN 9780141000039 / 0141000031
  • Weight 1.96 lbs (0.89 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.44 x 5.7 x 2.23 in (21.44 x 14.48 x 5.66 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
  • Library of Congress subjects Sagas, Old Norse literature
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 99044111
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Summary

A unique body of medieval literature, the Sagas rank with the world's greatest 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 Iceland and of their descendants, who ventured further west--to Greenland and, ultimately, the coast of North America itself.

The 10 Sagas and seven shorter tales in this volume include the celebrated "Vinland Sagas," which recount Leif Eiriksson's pioneering voyage to the New World and contain the oldest descriptions of the North American continent.

From the publisher

A unique body of medieval literature, the Sagas rank with the world's greatest 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 Iceland and of their descendants, who ventured further west--to Greenland and, ultimately, the coast of North America itself.

The ten Sagas and seven shorter tales in this volume include the celebrated "Vinland Sagas," which recount Leif Eiriksson's pioneering voyage to the New World and contain the oldest descriptions of the North American continent.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

First line

Egil's Saga is acknowledged as one of the masterpieces of the genre, a magnificently wrought portrait of poet, warrior and farmer Egil Skallagrimsson.

Media reviews

"One of the great marvels of World Literature.... This is a dream come true." --Ted Hughes

"A testimony to the human spirit's ability not only to endure what fate may send it but to be renewed by the experience." --Seamus Heaney

"The glory of the Sagas is indisputable." --Milan Kundera

"Generally excellent, accurate and readable, these translations are sure to become the standard versions." --The Times Literary Supplement (London)

Citations

  • New York Review of Books, 12/20/2001, Page 32

About the author

Jane Smiley's ten works of fiction include The Age of Grief, The Greenlanders, Ordinary Love and Good Will, Moo, A Thousand Acres (which won the Pulitzer Prize), and most recently the bestselling Horse Heaven.

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