Egil, the Viking Poet: New Approaches to 'Egil's Saga' (Toronto Old Norse-Icelandic Series (Tonis)) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1442649690 ISBN 13: 9781442649699

Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 2015

Synopsis

Egil, the Viking Poet focuses on one of the best-known Icelandic sagas, that of the extraordinary hero Egil Skallagrimsson. Descended from a lineage of trolls, shape-shifters, and warriors, Egil’s transformation from a precocious and murderous child into a raider, mercenary, litigant, landholder, and poet epitomizes the many facets of Viking legend.

The contributors to this collection of essays approach Egil’s story from a variety of perspectives, including psychology, philology, network theory, social history, and literary theory. Strikingly original, their essays will appeal not only to dedicated students of Old Norse-Icelandic literature but also to those working in the fields of Viking studies, comparative ethnology, and folklore.

About this title

About the Author:

Laurence de Looze is a professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Western Ontario.
Jón Karl Helgason is a professor in the Department of Icelandic and Comparative Cultural Studies at the University of Iceland. Russell Poole is a professor emeritus of the Department of English at the University of Western Ontario and the managing editor of the journal Viking and Medieval Scandinavia. Torfi H. Tulinius is a professor in the Department of Icelandic and Comparative Cultural Studies at the University of Iceland.

Review:

‘This engaging addition to the Toronto series, begun in 2005, creates new lines of inquiry regarding on of the most-read and well-studied Icelandic works.’

(J. Sundquist Choice Magazine vol 54:02:2016)

‘I’ve no doubt that it will become essential reading for those with an interest in the Sagas of Icelanders and in Viking and Old Norse Studies, and it provides an exemplary model for future text-focused collections to follow.’

(Tom Birkett Saga-Book: Periodical of Viking Society vol 41:2017)

‘Egil, the Viking Poet is a scrupulously edited and cohesive volume that ought to be as warmly received by those who have long studied Egils saga Skallagrimssonar and the medieval Icelandic sagas, as by students and others newly interested in this rich body of medieval vernacular narrative.’

(Emily Lethbridge Journal of English and Germanic Philology vol 116:04:2017)

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1442649690
• ISBN 13: 9781442649699
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: De Looze Laurence, Helgason Jon Karl, Poole Russell, Tulinius Torfi H.