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Author:   Richard L. Harris
Publisher:   Cornell University Library, Division of Rare & Manuscripts Collections
Imprint:   Cornell University Library, Division of Rare & Manuscripts Collections
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9780935995299

ISBN 10:   0935995293
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   15 April 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1. Introductory: Reading the Sagas Against a Paroemial Background 2. Paroemial Patterns of the Mythic and the Legendary Backgrounds 3. Paroemial Strategies, Apophthegmatic Scenes, and the Heroic Ideal in Gísla saga 4. Paroemial Thematic Signaling in Njáls saga 5. Grettis saga and the Paroemial Delineation of Character 6. Various Uses and Variant Forms of Proverbs in the Sagas: The Proverbial Foolishness of Hrafnkels saga Freysgda 7. Proverbial Echoes and the Point of Hoensa-Póris saga: ""Ek ætla par vándum manni at duga sem pú ert"" 8. Fóstbroedra saga, Sverris saga, and Narratives of the Will: ""Jafnan segir inn ríkri rád"" 9. Concluding Discussions and Directions of Research Bibliography Primary Sources Secondary Sources

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Richard L. Harris is Professor in the Department of English at the University of Saskatchewan. He is the editor of A Chorus of Grammars.

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