Engi maðr skapar sik sjálfr : individual agency and the communal creation of outsiders in Íslendingasögur outlaw narratives

This thesis examines how Íslendingasögur out¬law narratives engage with socio-political concepts of community and the individual. It demonstrates that the sagas discussed share key anxieties over the deep structural problems in society, which are shown to restrict the individual agency of their pr...

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Main Author: Wilson, Alexander James
Published: Durham University 2017
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.743152