Scandinavian 376 - Vikings&Their Stories:Saga Lit

Spring
2015
01
4.00
Sherrill Harbison
TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
UMass Amherst
12570
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)
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