The Prose Edda: Tales from Norse Mythology - Sturluson, Snorri

Translated from Icelandic by Jean I. Young; Clean, tight, unmarked; age tanned; light wear to corners; otherwise very minimal wear; appears unread; The Prose Edda is an exposition of the rules of poetic diction with many examples, applications, and retellings of myths and legends. This first part is the Gylfaginning. "The Deluding of Gylfi," a guide to mythology that forms one of the great story books of the Middle Ages. The second part, the Skaldskaparmal, "poetic Diction," gives examples of technical expressions such as kennings. The third part, the Hattatal, a long poem written in honour of King Hakon and Duke Skuli, is omitted in this translation. The present selection includes the whole of "The Deluding of Gylfi" and the longer heroic tales and legends interspersed in the illustrations of "poetic Diction." Snorri Sturluson was a master storyteller and this translation in modern idiom of his inimitable tales of the gods and heroes of the Scandinavian peoples brings them to life again for their own sakes.
Very Good
Soft cover
University of California Press
1964
Berkeley, CA