Viga-Glums Saga 2e C

by Alan Boucher and Anonymous

Book Overview

One of the finest examples of Icelandic narrative prose, this saga is a biography with a single hero Glumr, whose life it follows from beginning to end. It is notable for its economical and highly-polished style. This edition, designed for the student of literature and cultural history as well as linguistics, contains the Old Norse text with extensive notes and a glossary to facilitate the understanding of its idioms. An outstanding feature of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198111177
• ISBN13: 9780198111177
• Release Date: January 1960
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK)
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"