Hrafnkel Or the Ambiguities

Hrafnkel Or the Ambiguities
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 280
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ISBN-10 : 9780198793038
ISBN-13 : 0198793030
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Download or read book Hrafnkel Or the Ambiguities written by William Ian Miller and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Ian Miller presents a close reading of one of the best known of the Icelandic sagas, showing its moral, political, and psychological sophistication. His account of this complex and nuanced saga corrects simplistic readings which have governed interpretation of the saga in the past.


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