the epic traditon in Gosta Berling saga

The epic tradition in “Gösta Berling’s Saga”. Having been born and bred in Värmland, Selma Lagerlöf is conversant with the peasant culture and its folklore. In “Gösta Berling’s Saga”, she is primary occupied with a provincial type and investigates deeply into the spirit of the folk-life of Värmland. It took her ten years before her work was achieved. There were circumstances, which motivated its conception; the sale of …

…rmland. Like the epic her work is structured along episodic lines, each separate yet related to all other episodes to form one story. She inserts through her story the importance of work and duty but also love. The heroic motif is emphasized as it is in epic. The nature and the landscape are used to open the book’s horizon. The reader having shared Selma Lagerlöf’s souvenirs and thoughts will keep them alive.