The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
Composed in Iceland in the 13th Century, The Prose Edda is the most renowned of all works of Scandinavian literature, taking readers on a voyage through an enthralling world of gods, giants, dwarfs and monsters. From the beginning of the universe to the dreaded Twilight of the Gods, this is the most extensive source of Norse mythology surviving today.
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The Fire Next Time
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The Driver's Seat
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Chess
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The House of Hunger
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The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
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The Burial of the Rats
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The History of England by a Partial, Prejudiced and Ignorant Historian
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Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
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Where Everything is Music
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The Daemon Lover
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Can Socialists be Happy?
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The Blazing World
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A Dog's Heart
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A Short Guide to Towns Without a Past
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A Dill Pickle
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Why I am a Stoic
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Transformation
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Lamb to the Slaughter
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A Hunger-Artist
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The New Dress
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Coal
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Secretary
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An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter
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Night Flight
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The Burned Sinner and the Harmonious Angels
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Thousand Cranes
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Paris France
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For Art and for Life
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After Midnight
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A Poet Can Survive Everything But a Misprint
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Whatever is Rational is Tolerable
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Horsie
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Some Japanese Ghosts
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The Rich Boy
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Unpacking My Library
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Tristessa
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To Read and Dream
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Family Happiness
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Lois the Witch
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The Story of an Hour
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Lady L.
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The Umbrella
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No Coward Soul Is Mine
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Monkey King Makes Havoc in Heaven
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Requiem
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The Country of the Pointed Firs
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The Seducer’s Diary
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Closely Watched Trains
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A Lady in Kyoto
Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241) was born in western Iceland, the son of an upstart Icelandic chieftain. In the early thirteenth century, Snorri rose to become Iceland’s richest and, for a time, its most powerful leader. Twice he was elected law-speaker at the Althing, Iceland’s national assembly, and twice he went abroad to visit Norwegian royalty. An ambitious and sometimes ruthless leader, Snorri was also a man of learning, with deep interests in the myth, poetry and history of the Viking Age. He has long been assumed to be the author of some of medieval Iceland’s greatest works, including the Prose Edda and Heimskringla, the latter a saga history of the kings of Norway.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241752296 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241752299 |
| Title | The Prose Edda |
| Author | Snorri Sturluson |
| Series | Penguin Archive |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2025-04-17 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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