Poetic Edda: A User'S Guide

Author: Hollander, Lee M.

Brand: University of Texas Press

Edition: 2

Features:

• University of Texas Press

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 343

Release Date: 01-05-1986

Part Number: 9780292764996

Details: The Poetic Edda comprises a treasure trove of mythic and spiritual verse holding an important place in Nordic culture, literature, and heritage. Its tales of strife and death form a repository, in poetic form, of Norse mythology and heroic lore, embodying both the ethical views and the cultural life of the North during the late heathen and early Christian times.
Collected by an unidentified Icelander, probably during the twelfth or thirteenth century, The Poetic Edda was rediscovered in Iceland in the seventeenth century by Danish scholars. Even then its value as poetry, as a source of historical information, and as a collection of entertaining stories was recognized. This meticulous translation succeeds in reproducing the verse patterns, the rhythm, the mood, and the dignity of the original in a revision that Scandinavian Studies says "may well grace anyone's bookshelf."

EAN: 9780292764996

Package Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches

Languages: English