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The Poetic Edda

Henry Adams Bellows

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  • 288 sidor
  • 2004
The vibrant Old Norse poems in this 13th-century collection known as the "Lays of the Gods" recapture the ancient oral traditions of the Norsemen. Its images of a mythical world influenced storytellers such as Richard Wagner and J. R. R. Tolkien. These mythological poems include the "Voluspo, one of the broadest conceptions of the world's creation and ultimate destruction ever crystallized in literary form; the "Hovamol, a compilation of sagacious counsels reminiscent of the biblical book of Proverbs; the "Lokasenna, a comedy bursting with vivid characterizations; and the "Thrymskvitha, a ballad of enduring loveliness.
  • Författare: Henry Adams Bellows
  • Format: Pocket/Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780486437101
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 288
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2004-08-01
  • Översättare: Henry Adams Bellows
  • Förlag: Dover Publications Inc.