Jarlmanns saga og Hermanns: An Introduction

ABSTRACT: This introduction to Jarlmanns saga og Hermanns seeks to provide the reader of the translation with sufficient context to be able to appreciate to a greater extent the nuances of the work. Background information about the manuscript preservation and how...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Philip Lavender
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta Library 2020-12-01
Series:Scandinavian-Canadian Studies
Online Access:https://scancan.net/index.php/scancan/article/view/177
_version_ 1797808587618123776
author Philip Lavender
author_facet Philip Lavender
author_sort Philip Lavender
collection DOAJ
description ABSTRACT: This introduction to Jarlmanns saga og Hermanns seeks to provide the reader of the translation with sufficient context to be able to appreciate to a greater extent the nuances of the work. Background information about the manuscript preservation and how the shorter version fits into the tradition as a whole is provided. Next some of the main topics of literary and interpretative debate are looked at, namely motifs shared with other sagas and gender representation within the saga. The introduction ends with a discussion of the later reception of the saga, principally in Johan G. Liljegrenʼs early nineteenth-century Swedish translation.
first_indexed 2024-03-13T06:39:45Z
format Article
id doaj.art-13fa24fe00904596972ef371f7940dc5
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 0823-1796
2816-5187
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-13T06:39:45Z
publishDate 2020-12-01
publisher University of Alberta Library
record_format Article
series Scandinavian-Canadian Studies
spelling doaj.art-13fa24fe00904596972ef371f7940dc52023-06-08T18:01:40ZengUniversity of Alberta LibraryScandinavian-Canadian Studies0823-17962816-51872020-12-012710.29173/scancan177Jarlmanns saga og Hermanns: An IntroductionPhilip Lavender ABSTRACT: This introduction to Jarlmanns saga og Hermanns seeks to provide the reader of the translation with sufficient context to be able to appreciate to a greater extent the nuances of the work. Background information about the manuscript preservation and how the shorter version fits into the tradition as a whole is provided. Next some of the main topics of literary and interpretative debate are looked at, namely motifs shared with other sagas and gender representation within the saga. The introduction ends with a discussion of the later reception of the saga, principally in Johan G. Liljegrenʼs early nineteenth-century Swedish translation. https://scancan.net/index.php/scancan/article/view/177
spellingShingle Philip Lavender
Jarlmanns saga og Hermanns: An Introduction
Scandinavian-Canadian Studies
title Jarlmanns saga og Hermanns: An Introduction
title_full Jarlmanns saga og Hermanns: An Introduction
title_fullStr Jarlmanns saga og Hermanns: An Introduction
title_full_unstemmed Jarlmanns saga og Hermanns: An Introduction
title_short Jarlmanns saga og Hermanns: An Introduction
title_sort jarlmanns saga og hermanns an introduction
url https://scancan.net/index.php/scancan/article/view/177
work_keys_str_mv AT philiplavender jarlmannssagaoghermannsanintroduction