The Book of Reykjahólar : the last of the great medieval legendaries /
The Book of Reykjah3/4lar, produced on the very eve of the Reformation, investigates what may be considered the last medieval legendary. The legendary's significance resides in its preserving in Icelandic translation a group of otherwise unattested medieval Low German saints' lives. Marian...
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, ©1996. |
| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at Project MUSE |
Table of Contents:
- ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""1 Legenden/L�genden""; ""2 The Eve of the Reformation in Iceland""; ""3 The Low German Sources of Reykjahólabók""; ""4 Björn porleifsson of Reykjahólar: Copyist, Translator, Editor, and Compiler""; ""5 The Communion of Saints""; ""6 'God alone knows whether this legend is true'""; ""7 Sacred Romances""; ""8 Björn Porleifsson: Collector of Myths""; ""NOTES""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""