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Title
- Sagas and the Icelandic Manuscript Tradition
Summary
- The Library of Congress and the Cornell University Library sponsored a scholarly symposium on Old Norse sagas. The symposium, "Saga Literature and the Shaping of Icelandic Culture," featured five sessions presented by distinguished scholars in the field of Old Icelandic studies. Today's session, "Sagas and the Icelandic Manuscript Tradition," featured Stefán Karlsson, Iceland: "The Manuscript Tradition of the Icelandic Sagas"; Rudolf Simek, Austria: "Sagas, Manuscripts and the Liberal Arts"; and Matthew James Driscoll, United States: "The Long and Winding Road: Manuscript Transmission in Post-Medieval Iceland."
Names
- Library of Congress
- Library of Congress. African and Middle Eastern Division, sponsoring body
Created / Published
- Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2000-05-24.
Headings
- - Biography, History
- - Education
- - Literature
- - Religion
- - Culture, Folklife
Notes
- - Group name: Saga Literature and the Shaping of Icelandic Culture.
- - Classification: Education.
- - Classification: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation.
- - Classification: History (General) and History of Europe.
- - Classification: Language and Literature.
- - Various.
- - Recorded on 2000-05-24.
- - Researchers.
- - Teachers.
Medium
- 1 online resource
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2021688066
Online Format
- video
- image