Chaos and Love - The Philosophy of the Icelandic Family Sagas (Hardcover)

The Icelandic Family Sagas - major medieval prose epics such as Egil's Saga, Laxdaela Saga, Njal's Saga, Hrafnkel's Saga - present detailed sophisticated images of a society in which man acts and suffers the consequences of his actions - or has them visited upon others. Feuds rage and disaster triumphs. Chaos and Love introduces the reader to a number of such narratives, studies the notions of guilt and causes embedded in them, and, as a result of the study, suggests that reckless erotic desire, is often at the root of the evil. When love is practiced within the boundaries set by family and tradition, peace prevails. When love is pursued as a means of individual satisfaction, regardless of the views of others, disaster prevails. The rules of society, notably the rules of feud, designed to balance competing forces, tend rather to aggravate the disasters, sometimes, as in Laxdaela and Njala, to the extent that only Christian divine grace can restore the peace.

General

Imprint:	Museum Tusculanum Press
Country of origin:	Denmark
Release date:	July 2001
First published:	June 2001
Authors:	Thomas Bredsdorff
Dimensions:	242 x 160 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	156
ISBN-13:	978-87-7289-570-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General
LSN:	87-7289-570-5
Barcode:	9788772895703

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