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The art of the Sagas, which is so modern in many things, and so different from the medieval conventions in its selection of matter and its development of the plot, is largely indebted to circumstances outside of art.
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The Sagas are the great victory of the Humanities in the
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The Sagas are a late stage in the progress of heroic literature 210
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Some of the Sagas are a reduction of heroic fable to the temper and conditions of modern prose.
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The intellectual coolness of the Sagas is a pride that keeps them from pathetic effusions; it does not impede the dramatic passion, it merely gives a lesson to the sensibilities and sympathies, to keep them out of the way when they are not wanted.
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One of the most effective pieces of comedy in the Sagas is the description of his ill-temper when he is found out, and his gradual improvement.
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Another peculiarity that may be briefly alluded to as eminently characteristic of the Sagas is their fatefulness.
Eric Brighteyes Henry Rider Haggard 1890
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These prose tales were called Sagas, and among the very greatest is the Volsunga Saga, or Story of Sigurd.
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung William Morris 1865
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The compositions of the Skalds were called Sagas, many of which have come down to us, and contain valuable materials of history, and a faithful picture of the state of society at the time to which they relate.
The Age of Fable Thomas Bulfinch 1831
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The compositions of the Skalds were called Sagas, many of which have come down to us, and contain valuable materials of history, and a faithful picture of the state of society at the time to which they relate.
The Age of Fable Thomas Bulfinch 1831
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