| The Prose Edda: Tales from Norse Mythology Contributor(s): Sturluson, Snorri (Author), Brodeur, Arthur Gilchrist (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0486451518 ISBN-13: 9780486451510 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2006 Annotation: The wellspring for modern knowledge of Norse mythology, these legends of gods and heroes were created to preserve the Vikings' narrative style from European influence. Edda means "poetic art," and this guidebook for Icelandic poets has been a timeless inspiration for generations of writers, including Wagner, Borges, and Tolkien. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - Norse |
| Dewey: 839.61 |
| LCCN: 2006046338 |
| Series: Dover Books on Literature & Drama |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.28" W x 8.28" (0.58 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gods and giants bestride these ancient tales, in which warrior queens and noble heroes battle with elves, dwarves, and fearsome monsters. Spanning the dawn of the world's creation to its fiery destruction, these gripping Norse legends chronicle the triumphs and tragedies of a lost era. Resounding with a poetic instinct for the picturesque, the dramatic, and the human, they form vivid portraits of the characters' personalities. They also depict the comic and disastrous results of ambition, passion, and destiny. The wellspring of modern knowledge of Norse mythology, these sagas preserved the Vikings' narrative style from an invading European influence. Iceland's great literary genius, Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241), combined oral traditions, genealogical records, and old songs to immortalize his country's glorious past. Edda means "poetic art," and Sturluson's guidebook for Icelandic poets has been a timeless inspiration for generations of writers around the world, including Wagner, Borges, and Tolkien. |