A Saga De Egil

A Saga De Egil

Snorri Sturluson

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Clube de Autores - Pensática, Unipessoal
Año de edición:
2023
Materia
Aventura
ISBN:
9786500729498
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A Saga de Egil é um livro que retrata a vida e as aventuras de Egil Skallagrimsson, um personagem histórico que viveu aproximadamente trezentos anos antes da composição do manuscrito. Egil é um viking clássico, afeito por viagens e saques em terras estrangeiras, mas com uma personalidade multifacetada, impulsionado por virtudes como honra, lealdade, respeito e amizade, além de ser um talentoso poeta e bardo. Sua conduta, por vezes grandiosa e escandalosa, proporciona um entretenimento único aos que têm o privilégio de testemunhá-la.Escrita no século XIII, A Saga de Egil é uma das sagas islandesas mais populares e ocupa um lugar proeminente na literatura viking, entrelaçando várias linhas narrativas e combinando elementos históricos, poéticos e culturais para criar uma história envolvente e inesquecível. A obra é um testemunho notável do autor Snorri Sturluson, um historiador, poeta e político islandês, famoso por escrever o Edda em Prosa.A Saga de Egil é um verdadeiro tesouro da literatura islandesa, com sua capacidade de desafiar descrições unilaterais e interpretações simplistas. Através da vida complexa de Egil, a obra oferece uma história de amizade, lutas plebeias contra governantes autoritários, conquista de novas terras e poetas que transformam o mundo em metáforas. É uma obra-prima da literatura medieval, capaz de emocionar, entreter e desafiar a compreensão do mundo viking.

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