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The Sagas of Icelanders: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) Paperback – March 1, 2001

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Product Details

  • Series: Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition
  • Paperback: 782 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Classics (March 1, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0141000031
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141000039
  • Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 2.1 x 8.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (111 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 starsA bargain by any means
By Jadepearl VINE VOICE on March 23, 2001
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For the price offered ($16) this is an amazing bargain. For the cost of two Penguin translations (2 Sagas) you get 9 sagas and multiple tales. Speaking as a person that bought the hardback the paperback is not missing anything as far as I can tell by comparing tables of contents. However, earlier criticisms that it is missing some very classic sagas such as, _Njal's Saga_ though valid should not deter you from getting this book. I will conjecture that the length of those definitive sagas were too much to put into a one volume collection.
Get the book - no shelf should be without the sagas and it is a thrifty choice.
The collection that both the hardback and softback are taken from is a large collection called _Sagas of the Icelanders_ which is about ~$600 so you might also keep that in mind when buying. By no means is this all the sagas from that massive collection but it is a good survey and there is a good further sources section.
For those who are saga junkies be aware that the Sagas of the Icelanders (Islendasogur) is only the Icelandic family sagas and not any of the Bishop Sagas nor Heroic/Mythic Sagas e.g., Saga of Hralf Kraki. So if you are hoping to score the Saga of Harold or any saga whose action is outside of Iceland or not related to one of the great families look elsewhere. Also, for saga junkies these translations do not footnote the geneaology of the characters which the Penguin translations usually did. So you get more of the original feel with "son of...daughter of.."
Overall, if you have become enthralled with the sagas or just taking the plunge for the first time this is a very good and economical choice. Be aware that it is a very thick paperback and not as sturdy as it could be. But by all means get it.
Highly recommended. If you like this set then get Njal's Saga.
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5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent translations
By Mark Henderson on April 8, 2000
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These sagas are selected from the excellent and rare five volume set "Complete Sagas of the Icelanders". The translations are clear and readable. A glossary is provided to explain terms unfamiliar to those new to the sagas. In addition there is considerable historical background material which gives the necessary context for understanding the sagas.
If you enjoy the Old Icelandic sagas, this volume is a _must have_. If you aren't familiar with the Old Icelandic sagas, this is probably the best place to start.
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2.0 out of 5 starsE-book a disappointing rip-off
By PeaBoil on June 30, 2011
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The paperback version of this book is excellent, with supplementary material that adds real value to the text. However, the Kindle edition has NONE of the maps, figures, or tables. (At least I haven't found any. It's a big book.) The list of maps and drawings from the book's table of contents appears, but the links only jump to the approximate place in the text where the material would have been. There are other inconsistencies with the linked table of contents, but they are tolerable. Annoyingly, the table of contents is not available from the Kindle "go to" menu; you have to jump to "cover" and scroll forward.

All this would have been acceptable if Penguin had DISCLOSED the absence of maps and figures on Amazon and had LOWERED the price accordingly. The e-book costs about the same or MORE than most sellers' hardcopy prices!

I'm sure there were good reasons to omit this material. The details of the maps are hard to see even in print. But maybe some of the material, like tables and drawings, would have been readable. And this book would be a good fit for the larger Kindle DX. A flagrant example of a publisher dumping e-book garbage on the market and charging a premium price. And a real pity considering the care the editors obviously lavished on the original book.
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4.0 out of 5 starsRiviting, the finest introduction to a timeless literature
By E. M. Dale on March 3, 2001
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The Icelandic sagas bear repeated readings - these texts are a heritage of ancient European culture that belong on the "canon lists" with Homer and Shakespeare. Their influences and histories are that important, anyone who speaks English should certainly read these stories, they are distantly related to us and are at once familiar and very strange. This massive volume is the best single-source for the sagas, and the translations are all new and take into account the most recent scholarship on the sagas. Five stars for the work and the translations, and a sixth star for the best reason to own this book, the reference section, a book in its own right: illlustrations and diagrams, historical charts, glossary (Icelandic-English), up-to-the-minute and large bibliography, maps, family ties and trees, ages of icelandic history, and essays on the social and political structure that is so important to really understading the sagas and the culture that produced them.

However, I have to subtract a few of my stars, with the proviso that I do recommend this book as a must-own for anyone interested. This may raise a few hackles, but I really think that the "Tales" could have been omitted, and either Njal's saga or Erbyggya Saga added. These are fundamental sagas (esp. the former), but perhaps this is just my own love of Njal that sways me. Naturally, the inclusion of these sagas would mean something had to go, and I think that the sagas can stand without the Tales to augment them.

All that said, the book is still a treasure, and I am very glad to see Penguin coming out with such fine volumes. After all, Njal and Ergyggja are also published in very nice translation by Penguin.Read more ›
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