The Poetic Edda: A Dual-Language Edition

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Synopsis
This book is an edition and translation of one of the most important and celebrated sources of Old Norse-Icelandic mythology and heroic legend, namely the medieval poems now known collectively as the Poetic Edda or Elder Edda. Included are thirty-six texts, which are mostly preserved in medieval manuscripts, especially the thirteenth-century Icelandic codex traditionally known as the Codex Regius of the Poetic Edda. The poems cover diverse subjects, including the creation, destruction and rebirth of the world, the dealings of gods such as Óðinn, Þórr and Loki with giants and each other, and the more intimate, personal tragedies of the hero Sigurðr, his wife Guðrún and the valkyrie Brynhildr. Each poem is provided with an introduction, synopsis and suggestions for further reading. The Old Norse texts are furnished with a textual apparatus recording the manuscript readings behind this edition’s emendations, as well as select variant readings. The accompanying translations, informed by the latest scholarship, are concisely annotated to make them as accessible as possible. As the first open-access, single-volume parallel Old Norse edition and English translation of the Poetic Edda, this book will prove a valuable resource for students and scholars of Old Norse literature. It will also interest those researching other fields of medieval literature (especially Old English and Middle High German), and appeal to a wider general audience drawn to the myths and legends of the Viking Age and subsequent centuries.
Copyright:
2023

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
894 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781800647749
Related ISBNs:
9781800647749, 9781800647756, 9781800647725, 9781800647763, 9781800647732, 9781800647787, 9781800647770
Publisher:
Open Book Publishers
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Copyrighted By:
Edward Pettit CC BY-NC
Adult content:
No
Language:
English, Norse, Old
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Poetry, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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