The Golden Horns Mythic Imagination and the Nordic Past
by Greenway, John L
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0820303844
- ISBN 13
- 9780820303840
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 0820303844 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, DJ has 1/2" piece missing top corner of front, spine faded. Price-clipped.; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 226 pages; "As an introduction to modern myth, The Golden Horns masterfully encompasses a wide circle of historical and literary materials. John Greenway first establishes the theoretical base of his discussion by examining the nature of time in Norse mythic consciousness. After suggesting several ways in which the mythic apprehension of reality conditioned medieval Icelandic narrative, he then elaborates on the dialectical relationship between myth and reason." .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20915
- Title
- The Golden Horns Mythic Imagination and the Nordic Past
- Author
- Greenway, John L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0820303844
- ISBN 13
- 9780820303840
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Place of Publication
- Athens, GA
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- 0820303844, Mythology, norse
- Bookseller catalogs
- MYTHOLOGY;
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Ainsworth Books
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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