The Poetic Edda

Volume III Mythological Poems II

AvUrsula Dronke

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

This volume presents four of the most intricate and fascinating mythological poems of the Poetic Edda, with parallel translations and individual introductions and commentaries. 'Hávamál', notable for its unforgettable flashes of beauty and despair, explores the nature of human knowledge. 'Hymiskviða' is the boisterous tale of the giant Hymir. 'Grímnismál', the lay of Grímnir, the Visored God, is a dramatic monologue spoken by Óðin. The final poem, 'Gróttasöngr', is the song of two girls kept as slaves by King Fróði to work at his magic grindstone. Ursula Dronke provides new and illuminating textual readings of these celebrated works.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-05-26
Mått:169 x 238 x 22 mm
Vikt:432 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Dronke Poetic Edda
Antal sidor:172
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780198111825

Utforska kategorier

Poesi inom Skönlitteratur
Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur
Forntida religioner och mytologier inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Ursula Dronke is Emeritus Vigfusson Reader in Ancient Icelandic Literature and Antiquities, University of Oxford and and Emeritus Fellow, Linacre College, Oxford. Her publications include The Poetic Edda: Volume I: Heroic Poems and Volume II: Mythological Poems (both Clarendon Press), and The role of sexual themes in Njáls saga: The Dorothea Coke memorial lecture in northern studies (Viking Society for Northern Research).