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The Book of Reykjaholar
The Last of the Great Medieval Legendaries
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English
Published/Copyright:
1996
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Marianne E. Kalinke presents a literary analysis of the Reykjahólar legendary, demonstrating what kind of sources the translator used in his compilation and how he collected, combined, and adapted these texts to suit his Icelandic audience.
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Kalinke Marianne E. :
Marianne E. Kalinke is a professor in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is author of several books, including Bridal-Quest Romance in Medieval Iceland, and associate editor of The New Arthurian Encyclopedia.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Preface
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Abbreviations
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1. Legenden/Lugenden
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2. The Eve of the Reformation in Iceland
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3. The Low German Sources of Reykjaholabok
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4. Bjorn Þorleifsson of Reykjaholar: Copyist, Translator, Editor, and Compiler
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5. The Communion of Saints
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6. 'God alone knows whether this legend is true'
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7. Sacred Romances
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8. Bjorn Porleifsson: Collector of Myths
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Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
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August 10, 1996
eBook ISBN:
9781442680562
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322
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College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
