Saga-Sites of Memory: Jónas Hallgrímsson, Icelandic Nationalism, and the Íslendingasögur

ABSTRACT: This article examines the cultivation of saga-sites as lieux de mémoire by Icelandic national poet Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807–1845) and its ideological impact on the Icelandic nationalist movement. Fusing saga and landscape, cultural memory and place, in...

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Main Author: Vanessa K. Iacocca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta Library 2021-12-01
Series:Scandinavian-Canadian Studies
Online Access:https://scancan.net/index.php/scancan/article/view/209