Dámusta Saga : La Saga Islandese Di dámusti, il Cavaliere Della Vergine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Salmoiraghi, Davide.

Series:

Scandinavica Venetiana Series

Scandinavica Venetiana Series ; v.2

Language:

Italian

Subjects (All):

Old Norse literature.

Sagas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (138 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Venice, Italy : Edizioni Ca' Foscari - Digital Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

Dámusta saga is a critical study and Italian translation of the medieval Icelandic chivalric saga, Dámusta saga, which belongs to the riddarasögur genre. Composed in the late fourteenth century, the saga narrates the story of Dámusti, a devout knight loyal to the Virgin Mary, his love for the emperor's daughter Gratiana, and the sin he commits for her love. The work explores the saga's religious themes, particularly the Virgin Mary's intercession for Dámusti's salvation, and situates it within the broader context of Norse chivalric and penitential literature. The study includes an analysis of the saga's manuscript tradition, its parallels with European chivalric literature, and its enduring success beyond the medieval period. The translation is based on the oldest complete manuscript, accompanied by a selection of significant textual variants. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Intro

1 3Introduzione

2 11La Dámusta saga

3 29La tradizione manoscritta della Dámusta saga

4 35La fortuna della Dámusta saga

117Bibliografia

1.1 Le riddarasögur e il sistema letterario norreno

1.1.1 Le riddarasögur tradotte

1.1.2 Le riddarasögur originali

1.1.3 Le riddarasögur originali come genere

2.1 La trama

2.2 La letteratura critica sulla Dámusta saga

2.3 La componente religiosa nella Dámusta saga

2.3.1 Dámusti eroe penitente

2.3.2 Il ruolo della Vergine Maria nella Dámusta saga e nella letteratura cavalleresca europea

2.4 Il contesto di composizione

4.1 Sagann af Danusta Jósephssyn

4.2 Söguþáttr af Jóni Upplandakóngi

4.3 Dámusta rímur

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ISBN:

9788869698590

8869698599

OCLC:

1611803810