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Njals saga , the greatest of the sagas of the Icelanders, was written around 1280. It tells the story of a complex feud that starts innocently enough--in a tiff over seating arrangement at a local feast--and expands over the course of 20 years to engulf half the country, in which both sides are effectively exterminated, Njal and his family burned to death in their farmhouse, the other faction picked off over the entire course of the feud. Law and feud feature centrally in the saga, Njal, its hero, being the greatest lawyer of his generation. No reading of the saga can do it justice unless it takes its law, its feuding strategies, as well as the author's stunning manipulation and saga conventions. In 'Why is Your Axe Bloody?' W.I. Miller offers a lively, entertaining, and completely orignal personal reading of this lengthy saga.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0198704844
ISBN-13
9780198704843
eBay Product ID (ePID)
201658666

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Author
William Ian Miller
Publication Name
'why Is Your Axe Bloody?' : a Reading of Njals Saga
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Medieval, European / Scandinavian
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism
Number of Pages
360 Pages

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Item Length
9.2 in
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Item Weight
24.7 Oz

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LCCN
2014-932445
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lc Classification Number
Pt7269.N5
Reviews
[This] very readable and stimulating book opens our minds to the world of the sagas, the minds of their characters, and of Njáls saga in particular, and leaves us admiring a thrilling reading in which the professor of law engages us with the saga more successfully than many a literary critic., "...the work provides a fascinating way of reading this brilliant saga. Why Is Your Axe Bloody? works on several levels and would be equally useful as a companion text for undergraduate students reading Njla for the first time or as a research companion for seasoned scholars interested in the finer details and cultural significance of the narrative. At the end of the day, Miller illustrates the boundaries of human motivation, the consequences of love and feud, and ultimately reminds us that in the saga--which the author claims, in the first person, by naming it at the very end--nothing is inconsequential, nothing is forgotten, and all debts will be repaid." -- Speculum, "...the work provides a fascinating way of reading this brilliant saga. Why Is Your Axe Bloody? works on several levels and would be equally useful as a companion text for undergraduate students reading Njála for the first time or as a research companion for seasoned scholars interested in the finer details and cultural significance of the narrative. At the end of the day, Miller illustrates the boundaries of human motivation, the consequences of love and feud, and ultimately reminds us that in the saga--which the author claims, in the first person, by naming it at the very end--nothing is inconsequential, nothing is forgotten, and all debts will be repaid." -- Speculum
Table of Content
Foreword, Heather O'DonoghuePrefaceIntroductionNjala's Unity Problem and the Very BeginningMarriage Formation and DissolutionMaking a SceneLooking Forward: Njal's PrescienceBergthora vs. Hallgerd, Part I, the theoryBergthora vs. Hallgerd, Part II, some factsOtkel vs. GunnarGunnar vs. the Thrihyrning peopleThe Two Thorgeirs and Death of GunnarRevenge for GunnarThe Atlantic Interlude and HrappSetting up ThrainA Tale of Two HoskuldsConversion and the Genius of the LawValgard the Wise and Hoskuld's BloodSkarphedin Ascendans, Flosi's Ninth NightsThe BurningPreparation for the next AlthingThe Trial of Flosi and the BattleKari and FriendsHow Not To End a Saga UnlessA Conclusion: Justice and ExitsWorks Cited
Copyright Date
2014
Dewey Decimal
839/.63
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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