William Morris and the Icelandic Sagas

An examination of how greatly the sagas and other literature of Iceland shaped the poems of William Morris.

List of contents

Introduction
'The Lovers of Gudrun' and the Crisis of the Grail Quest
The Sagas of Icelanders and the Transmutation of Shame
Grettir the Strong and the Courage of Incapacity
Heimskringla, Literalness and the Power of Craft
Sigurd the Volsung and the Fulfilment of the Deedful Measure
The Unnameable Glory and the Fictional World
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Ian Felce

Summary

An examination of how greatly the sagas and other literature of Iceland shaped the poems of William Morris.

Product details

• Authors: Ian Felce
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781843845010
• ISBN: 978-1-84384-501-0
• No. of pages: 214
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 216 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 439 g
• Series: Medievalism; Medievalism
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies