The Prose Edda: Tales from Norse Mythology Paperback - 2006
by Snorri Sturluson; Jesse L. Byock (Translator); Introduction by Jesse L. Byock
The stirring, bloody, and tragic saga that inspired such artists as Wagner, Borges, and Tolkien
Written in Iceland a century after the close of the Viking Age, The Prose Edda is the source of most of what we know of Norse mythology. Its tales are peopled by giants, dwarves, and elves, superhuman heroes and indomitable warrior queens. Its gods live with the tragic knowledge of their own impending destruction in the cataclysmic battle of Ragnarok. Its time scale spans the eons from the world's creation to its violent end. This robust new translation captures the magisterial sweep and startling psychological complexity of the Old Icelandic original.
Summary
Written in Iceland a century after the close of the Viking Age, The Prose Edda is the source of most of what we know of Norse mythology. Its tales are peopled by giants, dwarves, and elves, superhuman heroes and indomitable warrior queens. Its gods live with the tragic knowledge of their own impending destruction in the cataclysmic battle of Ragnarok. Its time scale spans the eons from the world’s creation to its violent end. This robust new translation captures the magisterial sweep and startling psychological
complexity of the Old Icelandic original.
- First time in Penguin Classics
- Includes an introduction; explanatory notes; glossary; appendices on the Norse cosmos, language, and sources, a map; genealogical tables; suggestions for further reading
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- Title The Prose Edda: Tales from Norse Mythology
- Author Snorri Sturluson; Jesse L. Byock (Translator); Introduction by Jesse L. Byock
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, London
- Date 2006-01-31
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780140447552 / 0140447555
- Weight 0.39 lbs (0.18 kg)
- Dimensions 7.74 x 5.2 x 0.55 in (19.66 x 13.21 x 1.40 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Library of Congress subjects Mythology, Norse, Scalds and scaldic poetry
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007296350
- Dewey Decimal Code 839.61
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