An Old Norse Manuscript to Die and Kill for: Víktor Arnar Ingólfsson’s Flateyjargáta
Under many respects Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson’s Flateyjargáta follows the standard pattern of crime fiction: a famous Danish philologist is found dead on one of the uninhabited islands in Breiðafjörður; an unwilling and inexperienced newly graduated notary is sent to Flatey to investigate the matter....
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ftunivgenova:oai:iris.unige.it:11567/839843 2024-01-28T10:04:58+01:00 An Old Norse Manuscript to Die and Kill for: Víktor Arnar Ingólfsson’s Flateyjargáta BENATI, CHIARA A. Cipolla, J. Quinn, O.E. Haugen, I. Felice, M. Rossi Corradini, M. Malm, M. Bampi, M.C. Lombardi, A. Zironi, J. Zernack, H. O'Donoghue, C. Benati, C. Larrington, F. Ferrari A. Cipolla, J. Quinn Benati, Chiara 2016 STAMPA http://hdl.handle.net/11567/839843 eng eng Brepols country:BEL place:Turnhout info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/isbn/978-2-503-55553-9 ispartofbook:Studies in the Transmission and Reception of Old Norse Literature. The Hyperborean Muse in European Culture firstpage:295 lastpage:310 numberofpages:16 alleditors:A. Cipolla, J. Quinn http://hdl.handle.net/11567/839843 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart 2016 ftunivgenova 2024-01-03T17:51:32Z Under many respects Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson’s Flateyjargáta follows the standard pattern of crime fiction: a famous Danish philologist is found dead on one of the uninhabited islands in Breiðafjörður; an unwilling and inexperienced newly graduated notary is sent to Flatey to investigate the matter. What distinguishes this novel and makes it particularly interesting to a medievalist‘s eyes is the continuous reference to the Flateyjarbók and to the texts it contains, around which the whole plot is centered. Each chapter is, in fact, divided in two parts, one following the development of the investigation and of the events on Flatey and one describing the 14th century manuscript, its story and telling a series of significant episodes from the sagas it preserves. On the basis of this novel and of its analysis, in this article, I’ll focus on the adaptation of Medieval themes and narratives in a literary genre as popular as contemporary crime fiction. Book Part Breiðafjörður Flatey Università degli Studi di Genova: CINECA IRIS Breiðafjörður ENVELOPE(-23.219,-23.219,65.253,65.253) |
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Under many respects Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson’s Flateyjargáta follows the standard pattern of crime fiction: a famous Danish philologist is found dead on one of the uninhabited islands in Breiðafjörður; an unwilling and inexperienced newly graduated notary is sent to Flatey to investigate the matter. What distinguishes this novel and makes it particularly interesting to a medievalist‘s eyes is the continuous reference to the Flateyjarbók and to the texts it contains, around which the whole plot is centered. Each chapter is, in fact, divided in two parts, one following the development of the investigation and of the events on Flatey and one describing the 14th century manuscript, its story and telling a series of significant episodes from the sagas it preserves. On the basis of this novel and of its analysis, in this article, I’ll focus on the adaptation of Medieval themes and narratives in a literary genre as popular as contemporary crime fiction. |
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A. Cipolla, J. Quinn, O.E. Haugen, I. Felice, M. Rossi Corradini, M. Malm, M. Bampi, M.C. Lombardi, A. Zironi, J. Zernack, H. O'Donoghue, C. Benati, C. Larrington, F. Ferrari A. Cipolla, J. Quinn Benati, Chiara |
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