Icelandic-Canadian Popular Verse

by Canadian Museum Of Civilization, Magnús Einarsson, Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies

Icelandic-Canadian Popular Verse features 274 verses and poems, both originals and translations, that reflect Icelandic immigrant life on the Prairies. Recorded in western Canada, Washington, and North Dakota in 1966-1969, these verses and poems convey the thoughts and experiences of Icelandic immigrants and their descendants. Occasional verses have been part of Icelandic written and oral tradition for centuries. They can be used in any number of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0660140292
• ISBN13: 9780660140292
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Canadian Museum of History
• Length: 676 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.