The Prose Edda - Snorri Sturluson - Boeken - Penguin Books Ltd - 9780140447552 - 28 juli 2005
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The Prose Edda

The most renowned of all works of Scandinavian literature and our most extensive source of Norse mythology. Written in Iceland a century after the close of the Viking Age, The Prose Edda tells ancient stories of the Norse creation epic and recounts the battles that follow as gods, giants, dwarves and elves struggle for survival. In prose interspersed with powerful verse, the Edda shows the gods' tragic realization that the future holds one final cataclysmic battle, Ragnarok, when the world will be destroyed. These tales have proved to be among the most influential of all myths and legends, inspiring works such as Wagner's Ring Cycle and Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Translated with an Introduction and notes by Jesse Byock. Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241) was an Icelandic descendant of the poet and hero from Egil's Saga, Egill Skallgrimsson. 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.


224 pages, Illustrations, map

Media Boeken     Paperback Book   (Boek met zachte kaft en gelijmde rug)
Vrijgegeven 28 juli 2005
ISBN13 9780140447552
Uitgevers Penguin Books Ltd
Genre Engels, Paperbacks, Misc.
Pagina's 224
Afmetingen 180 × 112 × 14 mm   ·   170 g
Taal en grammatica Engels  
Vertaler Byock, Jesse

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