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Saturday, February 21, 2004
Saga of the Volsungs
Saga of the Volsungs Trans. Jesse L. Byock
I found this book more frustrating than gratitfying (but I have to admit in a way that bothers me about some folktale collections as well) in that we have a fantastic story, but no one has not bothered to do anything other than lay down a bare translation. The language is stiff, and the prose wasn’t very engaging, despite being a good tale.
