The Laxdœla Saga Its Structural Patterns

This study is an unorthodox approach to the origin, historicity, and authorship of the anonymous Icelandic sagas. Following the publication of her translation of the "Laxdœla Saga", in this volume Madelung uses her deep knowledge of the text to demonstrate the literary quality and aestheti...

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Main Author: Arent Madelung, A. Margaret (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina Press 1972
Series:UNC Studies in the Germanic Languages and Literatures
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