The Poetic Edda - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0292764995 ISBN 13: 9780292764996

Publisher: University of Texas Press, 1962

Synopsis

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."

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Review:

". . . the translation may indeed be regarded as the crowning achievement of a great scholar."

Source: Scandinavian-American Bulletin

From the Back Cover:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Publication date: 1962
• ISBN 10: 0292764995
• ISBN 13: 9780292764996
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 343