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Wisdom of the North: Proverbial Allusion and Patterning in the Icelandic Saga (Islandica #64)
Current price:
$62.95
Publication Date: April 15th, 2023
Publisher:
Cornell University Library
ISBN:
9780935995299
Pages:
328
Description
Wisdom of the North 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. 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.
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