Bard of Iceland makes available for the first time in any language other than Icelandic an extensive selection of works by Jonas Hallgrimsson (1807-1845), the most important poet of modern Iceland. Jonas was also Iceland's first professionally trained geologist and an active contributor in a number of other scientific fields: geography, botany, zoology, and archaeology. He played a key role as well in Iceland's struggle to gain independence from Denmark. Descriptive power and fullness of spirit were the hallmarks of his soul, wrote a contemporary admirer. Dick Ringler, one of the premier...