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Theodore M. Andersson. The Growth of the Medieval Icelandic Sagas (1180-1280).(Book review)
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Scandinavian Studies
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March 22, 2007| Author:
Ross, Margaret Clunies
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Theodore M. Andersson. The Growth of the Medieval Icelandic Sagas (1180-1280). Ithaca: Cornell UP, 2006. xii + 237 pp.
Theodore Andersson is one of the most prolific and respected modern analysts of the medieval Icelandic saga, and his published work on the subject now spans more than forty years. His work, considered as a whole, reveals certain consistent interests: in historical writing, especially in the kings' sagas, in the genre of the sagas of Icelanders, or family...
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The Growth of the Medieval Icelandic Sagas (1180-1280)
Scandinavian Review
; The Growth of the Medieval Icelandic Sagas (1180-1280) By Theodore M. Andersson Cornell University Press, Ithaca, N.Y., 2006 248 pages, hardcover, $45.00 ISBN 0-8014-4408-X The time span encompassed in this book represents a crucial period that witnessed a ...
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