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The Prose Edda: Tales from Norse Mythology
 
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The Prose Edda: Tales from Norse Mythology (Paperback)

by Snorri Sturluson (Author), Jean I. Young (Translator)
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  • Paperback: 131 pages
  • Publisher: University of California Press (30 April 1966)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0520012321
  • ISBN-13: 978-0520234772
  • Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.7 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 421,901 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #82 in  Books > Poetry, Drama & Criticism > Poetry > World > German
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"Prose Edda "is a work without predecessor or parallel. Snorri Sturluson feared that the traditional techniques of Norse poetics, the pagan kennings, and the allusions to mythology would be forgotten with the introduction of new verse forms from Europe. "Prose Edda "was designed as a handbook for poets to compose in the style of the skalds of the Viking ages. It is an exposition of the rule of poetic diction with many examples, applications, and retellings of myths and legends. The present selection includes the whole of "Gylfaginning "(The deluding of Gylfi)--a guide to mythology that forms one of the great storybooks of the Middle Ages--and the longer heroic tales and legends of "Skaldskaparmal "(Poetic diction). Snorri Sturluson was a master storyteller, and this translation in modern idiom of the inimitable tales of the gods and heroes of the Scandinavian peoples brings them to life again.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent translation of Sturluson's edda, 23 Mar 1997
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This is an excellent translation of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda. The text is very easy to read; it doesn't seem translated in the least. A big plus is the fact that the book contains both the original names of characters in old Icelandic, and a translation in English. Sturluson is a great writer, and I would recommend this book to anyone who is the least bit interested in the old Norse tales.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The definitive guide to norse mythology, a must read book, 8 Nov 2000
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This book recalls how the world was formed and how it will be destroyed, and has some amusing stories in the middle. A work of genius
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5.0 out of 5 stars Edda at last, 18 May 1998
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A must for anyone interested in ancient Norse mythology or the sources for Wagner's Ring Cycle. Very amusing stories written in an accurate, but easy-to-understand style.
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