Date
11-8-1962
Length
38 minutes
Notes
Pauli Vehvilainen, a member of Portland State College faculty, lectured on the Icelandic sagas as part of the Humanities Division lecture series on "The Epic."
The Icelandic sagas, thought to have been written in the thirteenth or fourteenth century, dealt with events in the early era of the Icelandic commonwealth in the tenth and eleventh centuries.
Transferred and preserved by Portland State University Library’s Special Collections with the generous support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Oregon State Library.
Subjects
Epic Poetry -- Iceland, Medieval literature -- History and criticism
Original Format
Reel to reel, 3.75 ips, 1/2 track mono
Rights
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/11096
Recommended Citation
Vehvilainen, Pauli Veikko, ""Form and Content of the Icelandic Saga"" (1962). Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers. 20.
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/11096
Description
PSU Library Special Collections and University Archives presents these recordings as part of the historical record. They reflect the recollections and opinions of the individual speakers and are not intended to be representative of the views of Portland State University. They may contain language, ideas, or stereotypes that are offensive to others.
Transcript added July 26, 2024.
Transcriber’s note: Most of the content of this lecture is read, with minimal paraphrasing, from A History of Icelandic Literature by Stefán Einarsson, first published in 1957. Sections of the transcript that have been identified as passages from Einarsson are indicated in quotes. The book is currently accessible under a Creative Commons license.