A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature.(Book review)

The Modern Language Review | April 1, 2007| | Copyright

A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature. Ed. by RORY MCTURK. (Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture) Oxford: Blackwell. 2005. xi+567 pp. 99.99 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 978-0-631-23502-6.

A comprehensive guide to Old Norse-Icelandic literature which functions as a basic reference work for scholars in neighbouring disciplines, a reliable introduction for students, and an interesting and informative read for Old Norse scholars has long been a desideratum, though it is hard to imagine that a single volume could fulfil all these expectations. Rory McTurk has ...

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