{"product_id":"the-enigma-of-egill-the-saga-the-viking-poet-and-snorri-sturluson-hardback-9780935995183","title":"The Enigma of Egill; The Saga, the Viking Poet, and Snorri Sturluson (Hardback) 9780935995183","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Enigma of Egill\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Saga, the Viking Poet, and Snorri Sturluson\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTorfi H. Tulinius (Author), Victoria Cribb (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780935995183\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 July 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages, 7 halftones - 7 Halftones, black and white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEgil's Saga\u003c\/i\u003e, composed some eight hundred years ago to relate the life and times of Egill Skallagrimsson, the Viking poet and Icelander of the tenth century, is a major prose narrative thought by many scholars to be written by Snorri Sturluson, the great medieval historiographer of Iceland. Essential elements for understanding Egils saga in its time and place include, among others, the settlement of Iceland, the relationship between Icelanders and Norwegian kings, and the Christianization of the Norse world as pagan beliefs receded. The saga, one of the longest and best-structured in the medieval Icelandic literary canon, is, in the words of Torfi Tulinius, a story \"of how people create an image of their past to give meaning to what is happening in their lives or of those that surround them.\"In a close reading of the saga, Tulinius brings forth the complex relationship between structure and meaning in the saga, as well as hitherto unnoticed references to Scripture that suggest a Christian interpretation of the main protagonist's life. A careful analysis of Snorri Sturluson's life and times allows Torfi to propose a context for a fuller perception of \u003ci\u003eEgil's Saga\u003c\/i\u003e as a great work of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: The Object Analyzed\u003c\/b\u003eChapter 1: The SkeletonChapter 2: The Fabric of the TextChapter 3: What Is \u003ci\u003eEgils Saga\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003cb\u003ePart 2: The Artifact in Context\u003c\/b\u003eChapter 4: Saga and SocietyChapter 5: The Saga in ContextChapter 6: Mirror Writing of the UnconsciousChapter 7: Finally: The Birth of a GenreBibliography\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eTexts and Translations\u003cbr\u003e  Critical Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Index of Personal Names\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Library","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584775352600,"sku":"9780935995183","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-enigma-of-egill-the-saga-the-viking-poet-and-snorri-sturluson-hardback-9780935995183","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}