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The Prose Edda

Autor Snorri Sturluson
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 aug 2023
The Prose Edda, often known as the Younger Edda, is a compilation of Old Norse myths, stories, and poetic theories assembled in the 13th century by Icelandic scholar Snorri Sturluson. This book is a cornerstone of Norse mythology and offers vital insights into Viking Age cultural and religious ideas. The Prose Edda contains stories about Norse mythology's gods, giants, and heroes, as well as debates on the poetic styles and techniques utilised in ancient skaldic poetry. The Prose Edda, with its rich tales and lyrical lessons, provides a window into the vast fabric of the Viking culture, cosmology, and pantheon of deities, leaving an indelible mark on the study of mythology and literature.
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ISBN-13: 9789358480252
ISBN-10: 9358480254
Pagini: 178
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Happy Hour Books

Notă biografică

Snorri Sturlson (1179-1241) was an Icelandic descendant of the poet and hero from Egil's Saga, Egill Skallgrímsson. He was the best-known writer of the saga, author of the PROSE EDDA, which was written as a textbook for young poets who wished to praise kings, and HEIMSKRINGLA, a history of the kings of Norway, the most important prose collection in Old Norse literature.


Jesse Bycock is Professor of Icelandic and Old Norse Literature at the University of California and has published widely on Medieval Iceland. For Penguin, he is the author of Viking Age Iceland (2001).

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Suitable for poets to compose in the style of the skalds of the Viking ages, this title includes the whole of Gylfaginning ("The deluding of Gylfi") - a guide to mythology that forms one of the great storybooks of the Middle Ages - and the longer heroic tales and legends of "Skaldskaparmal" (Poetic diction).