Sigrid Valfells
Autor de Old Icelandic: An Introductory Course
Obras de Sigrid Valfells
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Género
- female
Miembros
Reseñas
También Puede Gustarte
Autores relacionados
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 1
- Miembros
- 37
- Popularidad
- #390,572
- Valoración
- 4.3
- Reseñas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 2
Produced in association with the American-Scandinavian Foundation - generally known for the excellence of its work - it is perhaps unsurprising that this text remains one of the best resources out there for the beginning student of Old Icelandic / Old Norse. I have no wish to cast aspersions at E.V. Gordon's An Introduction to Old Norse, which, although outdated in its methodology, has its own virtues; but I find it mystifying that Oxford University Press has allowed Valfells and Cathey to slip out of print, while retaining Gordon's work in its current catalogue. I sincerely hope that the decision has nothing to do with Gordon's acknowledgment of J.R.R. Tolkien in his introductory comments...… (más)