The aim of this course is to study a selection of sagas, history fragments, and mythological sources. The history of Icelandic literature from the medieval period will be surveyed, pursuing topics such as how literature and culture interact with one another in history, the political landscape of medieval Iceland, and representative works from the literary corpus [3 credits]
The aim of this course is to study a selection of sagas, history fragments, and mythological sources. The history of Icelandic literature from the medieval period will be surveyed, pursuing topics such as how literature and culture interact with one another in history, the political landscape of medieval Iceland, and representative works from the literary corpus [3 credits]