{"product_id":"9780140447743","title":"Comic Sagas and Tales from Iceland","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHreinsson, Vidar; Hreinsson, Vidar; Hreinsson, Vidar\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePenguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7\/30\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe capstone volume in Penguin Classics’ celebrated series of Icelandic sagas\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComic Sagas and Tales from Iceland\u003c\/i\u003e brings together the very finest Icelandic stories from the thirteenth  to fifteenth centuries, a time of civil unrest and social upheaval. With  feuding families and moments of grotesque violence, the sagas see such  classic mythological figures as murdered fathers, disguised beggars,  corrupt chieftains, and avenging sons who do battle with axes, words,  and cunning. The tales, meanwhile, follow heroes and comical fools  through dreams, voyages, and religious conversions in medieval Iceland  and beyond. Shaped by Iceland’s oral culture and its people’s conversion  to Christianity, these stories are works of ironic humor and stylistic  innovation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43380568654079,"sku":"9780140447743","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780140447743_s600x595.jpg?v=1775589947","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780140447743","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}