Four Old Icelandic Sagas and Other Tales

Inbunden, Engelska, 1986

AvBryant W. Bachman

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Contains a collection of translations from Old Icelandic. Includes four sagas and five shorter narratives, most of which appear for the first time in English. Contents:The Saga of Clever Ref; The Story of Thorstein of the East Fjords; The Saga of Valla Ljot; The Story of Thorvard Crow-Noes; The Story of Shuttle-Halli; The Story of Gold Asa-Thord; The Saga of Oath-Bound Men; The Story of Gisl Illugason; The Saga of Bjorn, Champion of Hitardale; Bibliography.

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Utgivningsdatum1986-01-25
Mått140 x 227 x 21 mm
Vikt445 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor252
FörlagUniversity Press of America
ISBN9780819147035

...good judgment in the selection process, as well as in the more difficult rendering of the text into both readable and accurate language, deserves much credit. Especially helpful for students and readers who come to the sagas for the first time arethe Notes and a fine Introduction. The Scandinavian-American Bulletin A welcome addition to the library of English translations of the Old Norse saga and appropriate for graduate students, upper-division undergraduates, and general readers. CHOICE A welcome addition to the library of English translations of the Old Norse saga and appropriate for graduate students, upper-division undergraduates, and general readers. CHOICE ...good judgment in the selection process, as well as in the more difficult rendering of the text into both readable and accurate language, deserves much credit. Especially helpful for students and readers who come to the sagas for the first time are the Notes and a fine Introduction. The Scandinavian-American Bulletin