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The Poetic Edda (Paperback, 1962)

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ISBN-13: 9780292764996, 978-0292764996. The Poetic Edda Author(s): Lee M. Hollander. Even then its value as poetry, as a source of historical information, and as a collection of entertaining stories was recognized.

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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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PublisherUniversity of Texas Press

ISBN-139780292764996

eBay Product ID (ePID)86505967

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Book TitleThe Poetic Edda

FormatPaperback

LanguageEnglish

TopicGenealogy, Poetry

Publication Year1962

Number of Pages376 Pages

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Item Height229mm

Item Width152mm

Item Weight726g

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States

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by holdh.us2015
20 Feb, 2020
The Poetic Edda in a very good Old Icelandic / English translation.
I don't think you can ask for more. The Poetic Edda in full, in English with the old Icelandic as well for reference.
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