Egil's Saga - Couverture souple

Eiriksson, Leifur

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140447709 ISBN 13 : 9780140447705

Editeur : Penguin Classics, 2004

Synopsis

Book by Eiriksson Leifur

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Bernard Scudder lives in Reykjavík as a full-time translator. His translations encompass sagas, ancient and modern poetry, and leading contemporary novels and plays. In 1998 two novels in his translation were short-listed for the European Union's Aristeon Literary Prize. Svanhildur Óscarsdóttir has a research post at the Árni Magnússon Institute in Reykjavík.Bernard Scudder lives in Reykjavík as a full-time translator. His translations encompass sagas, ancient and modern poetry, and leading contemporary novels and plays. In 1998 two novels in his translation were short-listed for the European Union's Aristeon Literary Prize.Svanhildur Óscarsdóttir has a research post at the Árni Magnússon Institute in Reykjavík. She has published on Icelandic literature, medieval and modern.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Egil's Saga tells the story of the long and brutal life of tenth-century warrior-poet and farmer Egil Skallagrimsson: a morally ambiguous character who was at once the composer of intricately beautiful poetry, and a physical grotesque capable of staggering brutality. The saga recounts Egil's progression from youthful savagery to mature wisdom as he struggles to avenge his father's exile from Norway, defend his honour against the Norwegian King Erik Bloodaxe, and fight for the English King Athelstan in his battles against Scotland. Exploring issues as diverse as the question of loyalty, the power of poetry, and the relationship between two brothers who love the same woman, Egil's Saga is a fascinating depiction of a deeply human character.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Classics
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0140447709
• ISBN 13: 9780140447705
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Éditeur: Scudder Bernard, Thorsson Ornulfur