Constructing History: The Use of the Past as a Model for the Present in the Icelandic Sagas
The Icelandic sagas can be read and interpreted in many ways. This article examines the sagas both as literary expressions of a longstanding oral tradition and as part of a collective and cultural memory. The focus in the first part is on people and places in the sagas as "realms of memory"...
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| Language: | English |
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Novus
2010-11-01
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| Series: | Collegium Medievale |
| Online Access: | http://ojs.novus.no/index.php/CM/article/view/123 |