George johnston translator (11 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1971 (reprint of 1963), Univ. of Toronto Press, HB (no dj, green boards) 146pp, translated from the Icelandic with notes and an essay by Peter Foote, VG ( interior clean and unmarked, binding tight, covers clean, titles bright).

Softcover. Condición: Good+. Reprint. Tanning to spine, sl surface discolouring to covers, small biro note to ffep. ; Everyman's University Library; 190x120mm; 146 pages.

hardcover. No Jacket. First Edition. Toronto. 1963. J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd./University of Toronto Press. 1st Canadian Edition. A Few Penned Notes on Page 49, Otherwise Very Good. No Dustjacket. Translated from the Icelandic by George Johnston. Notes & An Essays On The Saga Of Gisli by Peter Foote. 146 pages. hardcover. keywords: Europe Scandinavia Iceland Translated Sagas World Literature. DESCRIPTION - The Saga of Gisli was written early in the thirteenth century. It offers an imaginative reconstruction of the story of a man and his family who came to Iceland from Norway about A.D. 950. Soon after 960 Gisli, the central figure, was outlawed for killing his brother-in-law, and then, for thirteen years or more, he lived in hiding in remote parts of the northwest of Iceland until he was finally caught and killed by his enemies. Around this historical core the author has spun a web of conflicting passions - love, hate and jealousy between man and wife, brother and sister, brother-in-law - intricate emotional bonds which are here seen ironically patterned against a background of inevitable fate. Gisli, the hero, is portrayed not only as a man of strength and courage but also as a poet and dreamer, tormented in his outlawry by nightmarish visions which seem gradually to sap his will to resist. The author's probing into the emotional depths of his characters, the superbly effective architecture of his narrative leading to the central climax, his sense of the dramatic, and his cool, compelling style, all combine to make this one of the most memorable of all the Icelandic sagas. The saga is now presented, first and foremost as an outstanding piece of medieval literature, in a new translation by Professor George Johnston of Carleton University, Ottawa. In a style which in no way affects the quaint or archaic he seeks to give the English reader an awareness of the movement and texture of the Icelandic original. The translation is followed by some notes, lively and informative, which should benefit both the reader for pleasure and the serious student. ILLUSTRATED WITH MAPS. inventory #4900 A Few Penned Notes on Page 49, Otherwise Very Good. No Dustjacket.…

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 2nd edition. 298 pages. 7.75x5.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very good, first American edition stated that only 750 copies of this book on Windsor hand made paper have been printed, light aqua cloth over boards with gilt stamped decorative cover (very bright) and gilt font on spine. 232 numbered pps., frontis-portrait of Titian with tissue-guard, untrimmed (deckled) fore-edge, top edge gilt (faded). Unnumbered trade edition. Former owner's name neatly penned and dated (1910) on loose FEP. No other writing within book, contents clean and tight. As usual with this vintage, spine faded, ends rubbed, corners tipped, book ever so slightly cocked. George Sand wrote this book for her son, to give him some relief after reading an unhappily ended romance. George Sand notes in the preface her joy in writing this book. …

Softcover. Condición: VERY GOOD. Spine is slanted. 22 cm 184 pages. Additional info or photos on request. Ships in sturdy cardboard packaging, with tracking and insurance.

First edition. Translated from the Icelandic by Professor George Johnston (Carleton University, Ottawa). With notes and an essay on the Saga of Gisli by Peter Foote (Reader in Old Icelandic in the University of London). xiii, 146 pp. The story of Gisli was written early in the thirteenth century. It offers the imaginative reconstruction of the story of a man and his family who came to Iceland from Norway about A.D. 950. Considered to be an outstanding piece of medieval literature. With 8 maps. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Black spine label. Top edge black. Overall condition VG+. In VG pictorial dust wrapper.…

paperback. Condición: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

HARDCOVER BLUE. Condición: GOOD. darkened spine, gold gilt lettering on cover, deckled pages, small bookplate on inside of front cover, frontis piece of man called Titian, previous owner signature on inside of endpaper in pencil, wear to covers DATE PUBLISHED: EDITION: 232.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 2nd edition. 298 pages. 7.75x5.00x0.75 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

Card Covers. Condición: As New. 1st Canadain Edition. Christian Matras (1900 - 1988) was a Faroese poet and academic. He took a doctors degree in Old Norse in 1933 from the University of Copenhagen As a poet he is one of the most important in Faroese literature.This collection of some of his short poems in Faroese, was first published in Copenhagen 1978. This Canadian edition includes parallel English translations by George Johnston. 47p. Inscription on ffep " For P.K.[ P.K. Page ] with love George" Else as new. Insribed by Translator.…