Njal's Saga

ISBN 1-85326-785-6
Издательство Wordsworth Editions
Переплет книги мягкая обложка
Год издания 2007
Страниц в книге: 416
Книжная серия Wordsworth Classic of World Literature
Язык английский
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Описание

Njal's Saga is a thirteenth-century Icelandic saga that describes events between 960 and 1020.
The saga deals with a process of blood feuds in the Icelandic Commonwealth, showing how the requirements of honor could lead to minor slights spiralling into destructive and prolonged bloodshed. Insults where a character's manhood is called into question are especially prominent and may reflect an author critical of an overly restrictive ideal of masculinity. Another characteristic of the narrative is the presence of omens and prophetic dreams. It is disputed whether this reflects a fatalistic outlook on the part of the author.