Broschiertes Buch

The Poetic Edda

Beschreibung

A fully revised translation of the great collection of Norse-Icelandic mythological and heroic poetry known as the Poetic Edda, containing the narratives of the creation of the world and the coming of Ragnarok, the Doom of the Gods. Gods, giants, and human heroes populate the poems. This edition includes three new poems.

Autor

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) and Magical Tales: Myth, Legend and Enchantment in Children's Books (with Diane Purkiss, Bodleian Library, 2013).

Produktdetails

• Oxford World's Classics
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Rev. ed.
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 128mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 266g
• ISBN-13: 9780199675340
• ISBN-10: 0199675341
• Artikelnr.: 40875502