The poetic Edda : Translated from the Icelandic with an introduction and notes
"The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an introduction and notes" is a collection of Old Norse anonymous poems composed in alliterative verse over several centuries. These ancient works, preserved in the medieval Codex Regius manuscript, contain mythological tales and heroic legends passed orally from poet to poet. The poems feature gods, dwarfs, and legendary figures like Attila, written in clear, unadorned language. This seminal collection has profoundly influenced Scandinavian literature
and inspired writers from Tolkien to Borges with its dramatic storytelling and innovative poetic forms. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Translator | Bellows, Henry Adams, 1885-1939 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 23016414 |
| Title | The poetic Edda : Translated from the Icelandic with an introduction and notes |
| Original Publication | New York: The American-Scandinavian Foundation, 1923. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetic_Edda |
| Contents | I. Lays of the gods -- II. Lays of the heroes. |
| Credits | Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Eddas -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Old Norse poetry -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Mythology, Norse -- Poetry -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Edda Sæmundar -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 73533 |
| Release Date | May 4, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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