The " Poetic Edda by Carolyne Larrington
The collection of Norse-Icelandic mythological and heroic poetry known as the "Poetic Edda" contains the greater narratives of the creation of the world and the coming of Ragnarok, the Doom of the Gods. Since the rediscovery of the "Poetic Edda" in the 17th century, its poetry has fascinated artists as diverse as Thomas Gray, Richard Wagner, and Jorge Luis Borges. This complete translation includes a scholarly introduction, notes, a genealogy of the gods and giants, and an index of names.Carolyne Larrington is a Medieval Literature Professor at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. She is the author of a number of books, including The Women's Companion to Mythology (1997), Morgan and her Sisters in Arthurian Legend (2006), The Land of the Green Man (2015), and Winter is Coming (2015).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780192823830 |
| ISBN 10 | 0192823833 |
| Title | The " Poetic Edda |
| Author | Carolyne Larrington |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1996-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 356 |
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