The Sagas of the Icelanders
(Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
$52.92
- Paperback
348 pages
- Release Date
7 February 2011
Summary
A unique body of medieval literature, the Sagas rank with the world’s greatest literary treasures–as epic as Homer, as deep in tragedy as Sophocles, as engagingly human as Shakespeare. Set around the turn of the last millennium, these stories depict with an astonishingly modern realism the lives and deeds of the Norse men and women who first settled Iceland and of their descendants, who ventured further west–to Greenland and, ultimately, the coast of North America itself.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141000039 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141000031 |
| Author: | Jane Smiley |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 348 |
| Release Date: | 7 February 2011 |
| Weight: | 960g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 148mm x 53mm |
| Series: | World of the Sagas |
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Critics Review
“One of the great marvels of World Literature…. This is a dream come true.” –Ted Hughes
“A testimony to the human spirit’s ability not only to endure what fate may send it but to be renewed by the experience.” –Seamus Heaney
“The glory of the Sagas is indisputable.” –Milan Kundera
“Generally excellent, accurate and readable, these translations are sure to become the standard versions.” –The Times Literary Supplement (London)
About The Author
Jane Smiley
Jane Smiley’s ten works of fiction include The Age of Grief, The Greenlanders, Ordinary Love and Good Will, Moo, A Thousand Acres (which won the Pulitzer Prize), and most recently the bestselling Horse Heaven.
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