Scandinavian 376 - Vikings&Their Stories:Saga Lit
Spring
2013
01
3.00
Sherrill Harbison
TU TH 9:30AM 10:45AM
UMass Amherst
12541
Readings (in translation) of selected Old Icelandic sagas, whose content and energized style emerged during the first European expansion toward the west. These early "westerns" are excitingly told and will be discussed as regards the stories themselves and in their historical and cultural framework. Conducted in English (Gen. Ed. AL)