1852 1st ed Norse Viking Mythology Literature Sweden
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The work ‘The Literature and Romance of Northern Europe’ by the Howitt’s is a compilation of the history of the myths and legends of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Iceland used later by Longfellow and Edmund Goose.
“The Howitts were important in their time as supporters of the romantics poets, the Pre-Raphaelites, electoral reform, women’s rights, improved factory conditions, international copyright laws, and other significant Victorian movements.” (Mitchell)
The Howitts’ include information on Viking discoveries of Iceland, Greenland, and America, Scandinavian Eddas and Sagas, Odinic Mythology, Yggdrasil and Ragnarök, runes, the German Nibelungen Lied, nursery tales, Swedish and Elfin ballads, Danish Tragedy, operas, Anglo-Saxon manuscripts, Hans Christian Andersen, King Arthur, Charlemagne, French school of literature in Sweden, Scotch and Swedish languages, and much more!
This 1852 two-volume first edition is bound in an embossed cloth binding!
Item number: #11380
Price: $350
HOWITT, William & Mary
The literature and romance of northern Europe : constituting a complete history of the literature of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland, with copious specimens of the most celebrated histories, romances, popular legends and tales ... ballads ... dramas, national and favourite songs, novels, and scenes from the life of the present day
London: Colburn and Co., 1852. First Edition.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
2 volumes
Volume I- xvi, 464, 24
Volume II- xi, 465, 16
References: Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia by Sally Mitchell;
Language: English
Binding: Cloth; tight and secure
Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x 12.5cm)
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The work ‘The Literature and Romance of Northern Europe’ by the Howitt’s is a compilation of the history of the myths and legends of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Iceland used later by Longfellow and Edmund Goose.
“The Howitts were important in their time as supporters of the romantics poets, the Pre-Raphaelites, electoral reform, women’s rights, improved factory conditions, international copyright laws, and other significant Victorian movements.” (Mitchell)
The Howitts’ include information on Viking discoveries of Iceland, Greenland, and America, Scandinavian Eddas and Sagas, Odinic Mythology, Yggdrasil and Ragnarök, runes, the German Nibelungen Lied, nursery tales, Swedish and Elfin ballads, Danish Tragedy, operas, Anglo-Saxon manuscripts, Hans Christian Andersen, King Arthur, Charlemagne, French school of literature in Sweden, Scotch and Swedish languages, and much more!
This 1852 two-volume first edition is bound in an embossed cloth binding!
Item number: #11380
Price: $350
HOWITT, William & Mary
The literature and romance of northern Europe : constituting a complete history of the literature of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland, with copious specimens of the most celebrated histories, romances, popular legends and tales ... ballads ... dramas, national and favourite songs, novels, and scenes from the life of the present day
London: Colburn and Co., 1852. First Edition.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
2 volumes
Volume I- xvi, 464, 24
Volume II- xi, 465, 16
References: Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia by Sally Mitchell;
Language: English
Binding: Cloth; tight and secure
Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x 12.5cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
11380
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