{"product_id":"egil-the-viking-poet-new-approaches-to-egils-saga-hardback-9781442649699","title":"Egil, the Viking Poet; New Approaches to 'Egil's Saga' (Hardback) 9781442649699","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEgil, the Viking Poet\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNew Approaches to 'Egil's Saga'\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLaurence de Looze (Edited by), Jon Karl Helgason (Edited by), Russell Poole (Edited by), Torfi H. Tulinius (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781442649699\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 November 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages, 10 figures\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16 x 2.2 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x2018;This engaging addition to the Toronto series, begun in 2005, creates new lines of inquiry regarding on of the most-read and well-studied Icelandic works.\u0026amp;#x2019;\u003c\/p\u003e - J. Sundquist (Choice Magazine vol 54:02:2016) \u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x2018;\u003ci\u003eEgil, the Viking Poet\u003c\/i\u003e is a scrupulously edited and cohesive volume that ought to be as warmly received by those who have long studied \u003ci\u003eEgils saga Skallagrimssonar\u003c\/i\u003e and the medieval Icelandic sagas, as by students and others newly interested in this rich body of medieval vernacular narrative.\u0026amp;#x2019;\u003c\/p\u003e - Emily Lethbridge (Journal of English and Germanic Philology vol 116:04:2017) \u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x2018;I\u0026amp;#x2019;ve no doubt that it will become essential reading for those with an interest in the Sagas of Icelanders and in Viking and Old Norse Studies, and it provides an exemplary model for future text-focused collections to follow.\u0026amp;#x2019;\u003c\/p\u003e - Tom Birkett (Saga-Book: Periodical of Viking Society vol 41:2017)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEgil, the Viking Poet\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on one of the best-known Icelandic sagas, that of the extraordinary hero Egil Skallagrimsson. Descended from a lineage of trolls, shape-shifters, and warriors, Egil’s transformation from a precocious and murderous child into a raider, mercenary, litigant, landholder, and poet epitomizes the many facets of Viking legend.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe contributors to this collection of essays approach Egil’s story from a variety of perspectives, including psychology, philology, network theory, social history, and literary theory. Strikingly original, their essays will appeal not only to dedicated students of Old Norse-Icelandic literature but also to those working in the fields of Viking studies, comparative ethnology, and folklore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction: Egil, The Viking Poet: New Approaches to Egil’s Saga (Russell Poole)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOMPOSITION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Construction of \u003cem\u003eEgil’s Saga\u003c\/em\u003e (Torfi H. Tulinius)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. \u003cem\u003eArs metrica\u003c\/em\u003e and the Composition of \u003cem\u003eEgil’s Saga\u003c\/em\u003e (GuÐrÚn Nordal)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIDENTITY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Concept of the Self in \u003cem\u003eEgil’s Saga\u003c\/em\u003e: A Ricoeurean Approach (Laurence de Looze)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Self-description in Egil’s Poetry (Margaret Clunies Ross)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEMOTIONS AND AFFILIATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Emotions and Moral Issues in a Dysfunctional Saga Family (\u0026amp;Aacute;rmann Jakobsson)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Elegy and Old Age in \u003cem\u003eEgil’s Saga\u003c\/em\u003e (Alison Finlay)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. *Konutorrek: A Husband’s Lament (Oren Falk)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Facebook for Vikings: Social Network Analysis and \u003cem\u003eEgil’s Saga\u003c\/em\u003e (Timothy R. Tangherlini)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRECEPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Egil Strikes Again: Textual Variation and the Seventeenth-Century Reworkings of \u003cem\u003eEgil’s Saga\u003c\/em\u003e (Svanhildur \u0026amp;Oacute;skarsdÓttir)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Bloody Runes: The Transgressive Poetics of \u003cem\u003eEgil’s Saga\u003c\/em\u003e (JÓn Karl Helgason)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. 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