A History of Icelandic Literature

Scandinavian Review | April 1, 2007| | Copyright

A History of Icelandic Literature Edited by Daisy Neijmann University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2007 730 pages, hardcover, $65. ISBN: 0-8032-3346-9

Published in cooperation with The American-Scandinavian Foundation, this expansive volume provides an impressive overview of the literature of Iceland from the country's settlement in the 9th century until the present day, ...

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