The Poetic Edda
The Poetic Edda by Lee M. Hollander, published by University of Texas Press in 1962, is a significant collection of mythic and spiritual verse that holds an important place in Nordic culture and literature. This edition, spanning 343 pages, presents a repository of Norse mythology and heroic lore, capturing the ethical views and cultural life of the North during the late heathen and early Christian periods.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of tales that explore themes of strife and death, reflecting the complexities of ancient Scandinavian beliefs. Collected by an unidentified Icelander in the twelfth or thirteenth century and rediscovered in the seventeenth century, The Poetic Edda serves not only as a source of historical information but also as a collection of entertaining stories. This translation aims to faithfully reproduce the verse patterns and rhythm of the original, making it a valuable addition for those interested in poetry, literary criticism, and the medieval European literary tradition.
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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 original in a revision that Scandinavian Studies says “may well grace anyone’s bookshelf.”
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