An Icelandic Prose Reader with Notes, Grammar, and Glossary
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1879. First Edition. 12mo, viii, 560 pages, publisher's original gilt-lettered red cloth covered boards. Text in Icelandic / Old Norse and English. An important 19th-century scholarly handbook of Old Norse and Icelandic studies, An Icelandic Prose Reader with Notes, Grammar, and Glossary was published at Oxford by Clarendon Press in 1879 and prepared by Guðbrandur Vigfússon and F. York Powell. Intended as a practical aid for students and scholars, the volume presents Icelandic prose selections accompanied by explanatory notes, a grammatical apparatus, and a glossary, making it a substantial introduction to the language and literature of medieval Iceland. As both a teaching text and reference work, it reflects the growing Victorian-era interest in philology, Scandinavian studies, and the literary culture of the sagas, and remains appealing to collectors of linguistics, medieval literature, and Northern European scholarship. Slight rubbing and wear, minor damage to spine, corners bruised, some minor discoloration, else in very good condition. Item #237
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