Question

What is the primary focus of the introduction to Seven Icelandic Short Stories ? to focus primarily on the political history of the region, to focus on the geological history of the region, to focus on the natural history of the region, or to focus on the literary history of the region

Answer 1

literary history of the region.

Answer 2

The introduction focuses more on literary history of the region.

It affirms that the Icelandic language and literature are as important as the island itself. This affirmation refers from the beginning they gave big importance to the literature, creating its language, preserved it, writing and translating political, cultural and religious factors, which did grow the literature, so much so it becaming in a tradition.

For Icelanders also, the poetry was really important in its literature and it was the unique nation that preserved German poetry.