Epic and Saga

by Charles William Eliot (Editor)

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Compiled and Edited by Charles W. Eliot in 1909, the Harvard Classics is a 51-volume Anthology of classic literature from throughout the history of western civilization. The set is sometimes called "Eliot's Five-Foot Shelf." The interior of this book is a facsimile reproduction of the 1909 edition. Search for the other books in this series with the keyword hcbooks.

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A useful introduction to all the listed works of medieval literature. later, on, i reread all of them in better edited versions.
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Gummere, Frances B. (Translator)
Magnússon, Eiríkr (Translator)
Morris, William (Translator)
O'Hagan, John (Translator)
Stokes, Whitley (Translator)

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Epic and Saga
Alternate titles
Epic and saga : Beowulf, the Song of Roland, the Destruction of Dá Derga's hostel, the Story of the Volsungs and Niblungs
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Beowulf
Disambiguation notice
This is volume 49 of the Harvard Classics series, which contains various epics and sagas. Please do not combine with any of the individual works, which include: Beowulf, Song of Roland, Destruction of Da Derga's Hostel, Story... (show all) of the Volsungs and Niblungs.

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Fiction and Literature, Poetry
DDC/MDS
808.8Literature & rhetoricLiterature, rhetoric & criticismCompositionLiterature Collections
LCC
PN6110 .E6 .E6Language and LiteratureLiterature (General)Literature (General)Collections of general literatureGermanPoetry
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