E. V. Gordon (1896–1938)
Autor(a) de An Introduction to Old Norse
About the Author
Obras de E. V. Gordon
Songs for the Philologists 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
A Northern venture : verses by members of the Leeds University English Association — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
Leeds University verse, 1914-24 — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome de batismo
- Gordon, Eric Valentine
- Data de nascimento
- 1896-02-14
- Data de falecimento
- 1938-07-29
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- Canada
- Locais de residência
- Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada
- Educação
- Victoria College
McGill University
University of Oxford (University College) - Ocupação
- philologist
- Relacionamentos
- Gordon, I. L. (wife)
- Organizações
- Viking Club
- Premiações
- Rhodes Scholar
Membros
Resenhas
You May Also Like
Associated Authors
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 3
- Also by
- 6
- Membros
- 344
- Popularidade
- #69,365
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Resenhas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 2
Gordon's work, revised and updated by A.R. Taylor in the second edition, takes a rather old-fashioned approach to language-learning, in that it presents students with a selection of pieces in the original language, and expects them to wade right in. Notes, glossary and grammatical outline are (of course) supplied at the rear of the text, but the idea is definitely to learn as one goes.
I do not think my studies would have prospered, if I had used this method alone, but thankfully I also had access to Valfells' and Cathey's excellent Old Icelandic An Introductory Course, which - when used in conjunction with Gordon - offered a coherent and fairly painless introduction to a complicated language.… (mais)