The Poetic Edda

Translated with an Introd. and Notes by Lee M. Hollander

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Poetic Edda comprises a treasure trove of mythic and spiritual verse holding an important place in Nordic culture, literature, and heritage. Its tales of strife and death form a repository, in poetic form, of Norse mythology and heroic lore, embodying both the ethical views and the cultural life of the North during the late heathen and early Christian times. Collected by an unidentified Icelander, probably during the twelfth or thirteenth century, The Poetic Edda was rediscovered in Iceland in the seventeenth century by Danish scholars. Even then its value as poetry, as a source of historical information, and as a collection of entertaining stories was recognized. This meticulous translation succeeds in reproducing the verse patterns, the rhythm, the mood, and the dignity of the original in a revision that Scandinavian Studies says "may well grace anyone's bookshelf."

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Texas Press
• Impr.
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1962
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 150mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 552g
• ISBN-13: 9780292764996
• ISBN-10: 0292764995
• Artikelnr.: 13700307

Autorenporträt

Translated by Lee M. Hollander

Inhaltsangabe

1. General Introduction
2. The Prophecy of the Seeress: Voluspá
3. The Sayings of Hár: Hávamál
4. The Lay of Vafthrúthnir: Vafthrúthnismál
5. The Lay of Grímnir: Grímnismál
6. The Lay of Skírnir: Skírnismál
7. The Lay of Hárbarth: Hárbarzljóth
8. The Lay of Hymir: Hymiskvitha
9. The Flyting of Loki: Lokasenna
10. The Lay of Thrym: Thrymskvitha
11. The Lay of Alviís: Alvíssmál
12. Baldr's Dreams: Baldrs draumar
13. The Lay of Ríg: Rígsthula
14. The Lay of Hyndla: Hyndluljóth
15. The Short Seeress' Prophecy: Voluspá hin skamma
16. The Lay of Svipdag: Svipdagsmál
* The Spell of Gróa: Grógaldr
* The Lay of Fjolsvith: Fjolsvinnsmál
17. The Lay of Grotti: Grottasongr
18. The Lay of Volund: Volundarkvitha
19. The Helgi Lays
* The Lay of Helgi Hjorvarthsson: Helgakvitha Hjorvarthssonar
* The First Lay of Helgi the Hunding-Slayer: Helgakvitha Hundingsbana I
* The Second Lay of Helgi the Hunding-Slayer: Helgakvitha Hundingsbana
II
20. Sinfjotli's Death: Frá dautha Sinfjotla
21. The Prophecy of Grípir: Grípisspá
22. The Lay of Regin: Reginsmál
23. The Lay of Fáfnir: Fáfnismál
24. The Lay of Sigrdrífa: Sigrdrífumál
25. The Great Lacuna
26. Fragment of a Sigurth Lay: Brot of Sigurtharkvithu
27. The First Lay of Guthrún: Guthrúnarkvitha I
28. The Short Lay of Sigurth: Sigurtharkvitha hin skamma
29. Brynhild's Ride to Hel: Helreith Brynhildar
30. The Fall of the Niflungs: Dráp Niflunga
31. The Second (or Old) Lay of Guthrun: Guthrúnarkvitha II (hin forna)
32. The Third Lay of Guthrun: Guthrúnarkvitha III
33. The Plaint of Oddrún: Oddrúnargrátr
34. The Lay of Atli: Atlakvitha .
35. The Greenlandish Lay of Atli: Atlamál hin groenlenzku
36. Guthrun's Lament: Guthrúnarhvat
37. The Lay of Hamthir: Hamthismál (hin fornu)
38. The Catalogue of Dwarfs: (Dvergatal)
39. Guide to Pronunciation
40. Glossary
41. Selected Bibliography
42. Index and List of Names