The Younger Edda : Also Called Snorre's Edda, Or The Prose Edda An English Version Of The Foreword, The Fooling Of Gylfe, The Afterword, Brage's Talk, The After Word To Brage's Talk, And The Important Passages In The Poetical Diction ( Skaldskaparmal ) With An Introduction, Notes , Vocabulary And Index.
by Anderson, Rasmus B
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Chesterville, Ontario, Canada: S. C. Griggs, 1880. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 302 Pages, Previous Owners Small Bookplate, Spine Ends And Corners Rubbed O/W Sound.
Synopsis
The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda, Snorri's Edda or simply Edda, is an Old Norse language Icelandic collection of four sections interspersed with excerpts from earlier skaldic and Eddic poetry containing tales from Norse mythology. The work is often assumed to be written by the Icelandic scholar and historian Snorri Sturluson around the year 1220.
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- Bookseller
- Alexander Books (ABAC/ILAB) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 047214
- Title
- The Younger Edda : Also Called Snorre's Edda, Or The Prose Edda An English Version Of The Foreword, The Fooling Of Gylfe, The Afterword, Brage's Talk, The After Word To Brage's Talk, And The Important Passages In The Poetical Diction ( Skaldskaparmal ) With An Introduction, Notes , Vocabulary And Index.
- Author
- Anderson, Rasmus B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- S. C. Griggs
- Place of Publication
- Chesterville, Ontario, Canada
- Date Published
- 1880
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
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Alexander Books (ABAC/ILAB)
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Ancaster, Ontario
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