Written in the thirteenth century, Njal's Saga is a story that explores perennial human problems-from failed marriages to divided loyalties, from the law's inability to curb human passions to the terrible consequences when decent men and women are swept up in a tide of violence beyond their control. It is populated by memorable and complex characters like Gunnar of Hlidarendi, a powerful warrior with an aversion to killing, and the not-so-villainous Mord Valgardsson. Full of dreams, strange prophecies, violent power struggles, and fragile peace agreements, Njal's Saga tells the compelling story of a fifty-year blood feud that, despite its distance from us in time and place, is driven by passions familiar to us all. This Penguin Classics edition includes an introduction, chronology, index of characters, plot summary, explanatory notes, maps, and suggestions for further reading.
發表於2024-11-26
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圖書標籤: 神話 北歐文化 說書 詩歌 民間故事 文學 史詩 中世紀
兩個女人之間循環往復的報復長到讓人先是感嘆精彩,後是倍覺乏味。。整本書到最後的走嚮是危機as well as 曙光。。多麼希望當時的讀書筆記沒有被丟掉。。
評分law&violence
評分平鋪直敘的北歐民間故事。耿直,正義的斯堪的納維亞人民。人名記到吐血。
評分兩個女人之間循環往復的報復長到讓人先是感嘆精彩,後是倍覺乏味。。整本書到最後的走嚮是危機as well as 曙光。。多麼希望當時的讀書筆記沒有被丟掉。。
評分平鋪直敘的北歐民間故事。耿直,正義的斯堪的納維亞人民。人名記到吐血。
Njal's Saga 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載