- The Poetic Edda (2014, Paperback) read book PDF, TXT, EPUB
9781552452967 English 1552452964 "This is a wonderful new edition of the Poetic Edda . It captures the language, vitality, and rhythms of the original."--Jesse Byock, PhD, UCLA Gods, giants, the undead, dwarves, unrequited love, Valkyries, heroes, kidnapping, dragons, and a giant wolf are just some of the stars in these Norse tales. Committed to vellum in Iceland around 1270, The Poetic Edda has compelled the likes of Wagner, Tolkien, Borges, and Auden. Jeramy Dodds transmits the Old Icelandic text into English without chipping the patina of the original. Jeramy Dodds 's Crabwise to the Hounds , was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize and won the Trillium Book Award for poetry., Committed to vellum anonymously around 1270, "The Poetic Edda" is a cache of Viking Age poems that have compelled Wagner, Tolkien, Borges, and Auden, among others. In this rousing line-by-line translation, award-winning poet Jeramy Dodds transmits the Old Icelandic text into English, placing it in the hands of poetry fans and scholars alike, without chipping the patina of the original., Gods, giants, violence, the undead, theft, trolls, dwarves, aphorisms, unrequited love, Valkyries, heroes, kidnapping, dragons, the creation of the cosmos and a giant wolf are just some of the elements dwelling within these Norse poetic tales. Committed to velum anonymously in Iceland around 1270, they were flash frozen from much-older oral versions that had been circulating throughout Northern Europe for centuries. The Poetic Edda is an epoch-making cache of mythological and heroic tales that have compelled Wagner, Tolkien, Borges and Auden, among many others. It is one of the few extent sources that provide a periscope into the Viking Age consciousness.In this rousing line-by-line translation, award-winning poet Jeramy Dodds transmits the Old Icelandic text into English, placing it in the hands of poetry fans and academics alike, without chipping the patina of the original., Valkyries, cannibalism, elves, a giant wolf, the gods, cross-dressing, the undead, tragic love, talking birds, how to behave at dinner parties, and the creation of the cosmos are just some of tile elements of these poetic tales. Anonymously committed to vellum in Iceland around 1270, the Poetic Edda contains aspects of much older oral lore that had been circulating throughout Northern Europe for centuries and that has enticed Wagner, Tolkien and Barges, among others. This rousing new translation, by celebrated poet Jeramy Dodds, brings a contemporary liveliness to these myths and legends without chipping the patina of the original. Book jacket.
9781552452967 English 1552452964 "This is a wonderful new edition of the Poetic Edda . It captures the language, vitality, and rhythms of the original."--Jesse Byock, PhD, UCLA Gods, giants, the undead, dwarves, unrequited love, Valkyries, heroes, kidnapping, dragons, and a giant wolf are just some of the stars in these Norse tales. Committed to vellum in Iceland around 1270, The Poetic Edda has compelled the likes of Wagner, Tolkien, Borges, and Auden. Jeramy Dodds transmits the Old Icelandic text into English without chipping the patina of the original. Jeramy Dodds 's Crabwise to the Hounds , was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize and won the Trillium Book Award for poetry., Committed to vellum anonymously around 1270, "The Poetic Edda" is a cache of Viking Age poems that have compelled Wagner, Tolkien, Borges, and Auden, among others. In this rousing line-by-line translation, award-winning poet Jeramy Dodds transmits the Old Icelandic text into English, placing it in the hands of poetry fans and scholars alike, without chipping the patina of the original., Gods, giants, violence, the undead, theft, trolls, dwarves, aphorisms, unrequited love, Valkyries, heroes, kidnapping, dragons, the creation of the cosmos and a giant wolf are just some of the elements dwelling within these Norse poetic tales. Committed to velum anonymously in Iceland around 1270, they were flash frozen from much-older oral versions that had been circulating throughout Northern Europe for centuries. The Poetic Edda is an epoch-making cache of mythological and heroic tales that have compelled Wagner, Tolkien, Borges and Auden, among many others. It is one of the few extent sources that provide a periscope into the Viking Age consciousness.In this rousing line-by-line translation, award-winning poet Jeramy Dodds transmits the Old Icelandic text into English, placing it in the hands of poetry fans and academics alike, without chipping the patina of the original., Valkyries, cannibalism, elves, a giant wolf, the gods, cross-dressing, the undead, tragic love, talking birds, how to behave at dinner parties, and the creation of the cosmos are just some of tile elements of these poetic tales. Anonymously committed to vellum in Iceland around 1270, the Poetic Edda contains aspects of much older oral lore that had been circulating throughout Northern Europe for centuries and that has enticed Wagner, Tolkien and Barges, among others. This rousing new translation, by celebrated poet Jeramy Dodds, brings a contemporary liveliness to these myths and legends without chipping the patina of the original. Book jacket.