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The Saga of the Volsungs : The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer

The Saga of the Volsungs : The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer Paperback - 2012

by Byock, Jesse L

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University of California Press, 2012. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title The Saga of the Volsungs : The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer
  • Author Byock, Jesse L
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 3rd Revised edit
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 160
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of California Press
  • Date 2012
  • Features Glossary, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0520272994I4N00
  • ISBN 9780520272996 / 0520272994
  • Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.5 in (20.57 x 13.97 x 1.27 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

From the rear cover

"This is a book of the highest importance. No one should attempt to teach about Viking society or claim to understand it without being familiar with this chilling and enduring myth."--Eleanor Searle, author of Predatory Kinship & the Creation of Norman Power

"Byock's translation is excellent, but his thorough introduction is of equal scholarly importance. . . . His section on Richard Wagner's use of the Volsung material in writing his Ring will expand the topic toward modern Wagnerians."--Michael Bell, University of Colorado

"The Saga of the Volsungs is one of the most important texts of Old Icelandic literature, with its treatment of Old Scandinavian heroic traditions. . . . The most difficult part of the text to translate is, of course, the poetry, but also here the translator has been successful."--Vsteinn Olason, University of Oslo

About the author

Jesse L. Byock is Professor of Old Norse and Medieval Scandinavian Studies, Scandinavian Section, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at the University of California, Los Angeles.