{"product_id":"wisdom-of-the-north-proverbial-allusion-and-patterning-in-the-icelandic-saga-hardback-9780935995299","title":"Wisdom of the North; Proverbial Allusion and Patterning in the Icelandic Saga (Hardback) 9780935995299","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWisdom of the North\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eProverbial Allusion and Patterning in the Icelandic Saga\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard L. Harris (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780935995299\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 April 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.907 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\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWisdom of the North\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e studies how and for what purposes proverbs were used by the composers of the sagas, thereby demonstrating how awareness of proverbial occurrences in these narratives can enable us to engage in more penetrating literary criticism of these works.\u003c\/b\u003e The methods offered here have already been applied to the reading of other medieval texts, particularly those originating in societies marked by the presence or persistent influence of preliterate culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introductory: Reading the Sagas Against a Paroemial Background\u003cbr\u003e 2. Paroemial Patterns of the Mythic and the Legendary Backgrounds\u003cbr\u003e 3. Paroemial Strategies, Apophthegmatic Scenes, and the Heroic Ideal in \u003ci\u003eGísla saga\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e4. Paroemial Thematic Signaling in \u003ci\u003eNjáls saga\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e5. \u003ci\u003eGrettis saga\u003c\/i\u003e and the Paroemial Delineation of Character\u003cbr\u003e 6. Various Uses and Variant Forms of Proverbs in the Sagas: The Proverbial Foolishness of \u003ci\u003eHrafnkels saga Freysgda\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e7. Proverbial Echoes and the Point of \u003ci\u003eHoensa-Póris saga\u003c\/i\u003e: \"Ek ætla par vándum manni at duga sem pú ert\"\u003cbr\u003e 8. \u003ci\u003eFóstbroedra saga, Sverris saga\u003c\/i\u003e, and Narratives of the Will: \"Jafnan segir inn ríkri rád\"\u003cbr\u003e 9. Concluding Discussions and Directions of Research\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Primary Sources\u003cbr\u003e Secondary Sources\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":52702554784024,"sku":"9780935995299","price":42.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/wisdom-of-the-north-proverbial-allusion-and-patterning-in-the-icelandic-saga-hardback-9780935995299","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}