The Poetic Edda

ISBN-13: 9780198834571 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 384 str.

Carolyne Larrington

Opis

A translation of the great collection of Norse-Icelandic mythological and heroic poetry known as the Poetic Edda. Populated by Gods, giants, and human heroes, the poems contain the narratives of the creation of the world and the coming of Ragnarok, the Doom of the Gods.

Recenzje

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

O autorze

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), Magical Tales: Myth, Legend, and Enchantment in Children's Books (with Diane Purkiss, Bodleian Library, 2013), and The Norse Myths: A Guide to the Gods and Heroes (Thames and Hudson, 2017).