Narrative in the Icelandic Family Saga: Meanings of Time in Old Norse Literature O'Donoghue Heather
Narrative in the Icelandic Family Saga: Meanings of Time in Old Norse Literature O'Donoghue Heather Representative of a unique literary genre and composed in the 13th and 14th centuries, the…
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Narrative in the Icelandic Family Saga: Meanings of Time in Old Norse Literature O'Donoghue Heather
Representative of a unique literary genre and composed in the 13th and 14th centuries, the Icelandic Family Sagas rank among some of the world's greatest literature. As this book reveals, the stance of the narrator and the role of time - from the representation of external time passing to the audience's experience of moving through a narrative - are crucial to these stories. Here, Heather O'Donoghue skilfully examines the notions of time and the singular textual voice of the Sagas, offering a fresh perspective on the foundational texts of Old Norse and medieval Icelandic heritage.With a conspicuous absence of giants, dragons, and fairy tale magic, these sagas reflect a real-world society in transition, grappling with major new challenges of identity and development.
As such, Narrative in the Icelandic Family Saga draws on modern narratological theory to explore the ways
Old Norse - Old Icelandic