Reader's Digest Best Loved Books for Young Readers by Louisa May Alcott

Reader's Digest Best Loved Books for Young Readers by Louisa May Alcott

Scholars of Old Icelandic generally agree that Icelandic literature was influenced by the Gaelic world where oral literature was highly developed and written prose sagas were produced in the vernacular. Ireland and Iceland are the only countries in NW Europe where sagas of this kind were written down. The problem arises however when the importance of the influence on Icelandic culture has to be assessed. In this book, the author looks at the possible channels by which Gaelic influence could have reached Iceland and looks at the nature of the numerous parallels in different genres of Old Icelandic literature with Gaelic literature, especially Old Irish. The intention is twofold: first, to provide a comprehensive bibliography of the subject, and second, to assess what these parallels can tell us about the importance of Gaelic influence for Icelandic literary tradition. This is the 2nd revised edition, with a new preface, and new general introduction.

Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) is the beloved author of Little Women, which was inspired by her childhood in New England with her parents and three sisters. Louisa May Alcott's stories continue to thrill readers of all ages more than a century after her death.

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ISBN 13	9780945260257
ISBN 10	0945260253
Title	Reader's Digest Best Loved Books for Young Readers
Author	Louisa May Alcott
Series	Best Loved Books For Young Readers
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Choice Publishing, Incorporated
Year published	1989-02-01
Number of pages	176
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