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" The Icelandic saga / "
Peter Hallberg ; translated with introd. and notes by Paul Schach.
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BL
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| Record Number
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846575
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| Uniform Title
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Isländska sagan.English
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| Main Entry
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Hallberg, Peter.
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| Title & Author
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The Icelandic saga /\ Peter Hallberg ; translated with introd. and notes by Paul Schach.
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| Publication Statement
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Lincoln :: University of Nebraska Press,, 1962.
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| Series Statement
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A Bison book
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| Page. NO
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xxii, 179 pages :: illustrations, facsimile, map ;; 21 cm
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| ISBN
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0803250827
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: 9780803250826
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| Notes
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Translation of: Den isländska sagan.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Abstract
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Aimed at the layman. Examines the branch of saga literature which deals with the native heroes, the settlement of Iceland by Norse chieftains and the lives of these settlers. Discusses such problems as style and character portrayal, dreams and destinies, values and ideals, humor and irony.
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Sagas-- History and criticism.
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Sagas.
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| Dewey Classification
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839.6
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| LC Classification
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PT7181.H313
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18.14bcl
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839.96011z
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