This book is the largest collection of translated Old Icelandic short prose narratives extant. Useful as a text in any course covering medieval Scandinavian literature, Old Icelandic literature, or narrative prose forms.
These are odd, fascinating, and important narratives, too little known. Bachman gives them to us essentially as they are; his translations can be read, can be trusted, and certainly can be taught. -- Burton Raffel, University of South Western Louisiana These are odd, fascinating, and important narratives, too little known. Bachman gives them to us essentially as they are; his translations can be read, can be trusted, and certainly can be taught. -- Burton Raffel, University of South Western Louisiana
