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Format: Häftad (Paperback)
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 384
Utgivningsdatum: 2014-09-11
Upplaga: 2
Förlag: OUP Oxford
Översättare: Carolyne Larrington
Dimensioner: 213 x 147 x 20 mm
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ISBN: 9780199675340

The Poetic Edda

Häftad, Engelska, 2014-09-11

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A fully revised translation of the great collection of Norse-Icelandic mythological and heroic poetry known as the Poetic Edda, containing the narratives of the creation of the world and the coming of Ragnarok, the Doom of the Gods. Gods, giants, and human heroes populate the poems. This edition includes three new poems.

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Kirsty Hewitt, Book Hugger Larringtons version of The Poetic Edda has been beautifully translated, and the flow of each poem is perfect.

Christopher Hirst, Independent A 750-year-old haul of Icelandic verse might not sound like cutting-edge entertainment but these sinewy sagas include such modern elements as gutsy heroines and ultra-violence.

Independent these sinewy sagas include such modern elements as gutsy heroines and ultra-violence

Carolyne Larrington has published widely on Old Norse myth, legends, and literature, inlcuding co-editing two volumes of essays on eddic poetry wiht Paul Acker. Her books include King Arthur's Enchantresses: Morgan and Her Sisters in Arthurian Tradition (IB Tauris, 2006) and Magical Tales: Myth, Legend and Enchantment in Children's Books (with Diane Purkiss, Bodleian Library, 2013).