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The Poetic Edda

Categorie	Engels
Boeknummer	#349142-VE41
Titel	The Poetic Edda
Auteur	Lee M. Hollander
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	Austin : University of Texas Press
Jaar van uitgave	1994
ISBN10	0292764995
ISBN13	9780292764996
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, 8vo.
Samenvatting	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... (Lees verder) original in a revision that Scandinavian Studies says "may well grace anyone's bookshelf."
Pagina's	343
Conditie	Goed — Spine and cover partly discoloured.
Prijs	€ 20,00

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