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European Fiction & Literature - Bibliography, Medieval European Literature - Literary Criticism, Scandinavian Literature - Literary Criticism, European Literature - Reference

Chaos and Love The Philosophy of Icelandic Family Sagas

by Thomas Bredsdorff
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Bredsdorff (Scandinavian literature, U. of Copenhagen) analyzes the Icelandic family sagas as literature. He argues that the significant recurring pattern of events in the sagas is one of clashes brought about by the intersection of the code of honor and bloodfeud with people's sexual drives; he says, "The two combined set the catastrophe in motion." The volume is not indexed. Distributed in the U.S. by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book Details

Published
November 26, 2001
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press
Pages
160
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9788772895703

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