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Sagas and the Icelandic Manuscript Tradition

Library Of Congress. African And Middle Eastern Division

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The Library of Congress and the Cornell University Library sponsored a scholarly symposium on Old Norse sagas. The symposium, "Saga Literature and the Shaping of Icelandic Culture," featured five sessions presented by distinguished scholars in the field of Old Icelandic studies. Today's session, "Sagas and the Icelandic Manuscript Tradition," featured Stefán Karlsson, Iceland: "The Manuscript Tradition of the Icelandic Sagas"; Rudolf Simek, Austria: "Sagas, Manuscripts and the Liberal Arts"; and Matthew James Driscoll, United States: "The Long and Winding Road: Manuscript Transmission in Post-Medieval Iceland."

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