Thorðarson, T. - Thor arsonT

Japanese: Thórðarson,T. - Thor arsonT
Thorðarson, T. - Thor arsonT

...From the end of the 13th century onwards, many so-called "ancient sagas" were written, but these were more entertainment-oriented sagas dealing with legendary heroes from before the founding of Iceland. Well-known literary figures include Snorri Sturluson and his nephew Sturla Thórðarson (1214-84), authors of the prose poetics introductory book "Edda" and the Norwegian kings' saga "Heimskringla". Although the extent to which medieval literary works have survived varies from work to work, they have been passed down to later generations as the only spiritual heritage of a nation that suffered under long-term foreign rule, and saga literature in particular contributed to giving a historical and realist tendency to Icelandic literature, which was revived in the late 19th century. ...

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Japanese:

…13世紀末から後にはいわゆる〈古代のサガ〉が多数書かれるが,これはアイスランド建国以前の伝説的な英雄を扱って一層娯楽色の濃いサガ群である。文学者として名の知られるのは,散文の詩学入門書《エッダ》やノルウェー諸王のサガ《ヘイムスクリングラ》の作者スノッリ・ストゥルルソンとその甥ストゥルラ・ソウルザルソンSturla Thórðarson(1214‐84)らである。中世文学の諸作は,その伝存の程度は作品によってさまざまであるものの,長期に及ぶ外国支配の下で辛酸をなめた民族のいわば唯一の精神的遺産として後世に伝えられ,とくにサガ文学は19世紀後期に再生したアイスランド文学に歴史・写実主義的傾向を与えるのに寄与した。…

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