{"product_id":"9783031899775","title":"How Genre Governs Creation in the Medieval Icelandic Sagas","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe New Middle Ages\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eHow Genre Governs Creation in the Medieval Icelandic Sagas\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eYoav Tirosh\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Medieval\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003esets out to answer why genre matters when analysing sagas, medieval literature, and creation in general. \u003cem\u003eHow Genre Governs Creation in the Medieval Icelandic Sagas\u003c\/em\u003e applies theoretical observations on the workings of genre to saga literature analysis, including media and film genre theory, as well as observations from reader-response theory. The text primarily focuses on \u003cem\u003eÍslendingasögur, \u003c\/em\u003ea group of prose or prosimetric texts that concern the medieval Norse world, usually taking place in the period between the end of the ninth and the mid-eleventh centuries and focusing on Iceland. \u003cspan class=\"mark30zot202y\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003eTirosh\u003c\/span\u003e proposes new interpretations to several sagas, but more importantly provides a fresh perspective on the importance and application of genre theory to medieval literary studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eYoav \u003cspan class=\"mark30zot202y\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003eTirosh\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department for Scandinavian Studies and Experience Economy at Aarhus University, Denmark\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 June 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783031899775\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e126\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51219942604940,"sku":"9783031899775","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031899775.jpg?v=1783032046","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783031899775","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}