The Poetic Edda (Oxford World's Classics)
Discover the ancient Norse world through the Poetic Edda, a timeless anthology of mythological and heroic poems. Carolyne Larrington's translation in Oxford World's Classics illuminates gods, giants, and epic quests, preserving the oral traditions that shaped medieval Scandinavia. Essential for lovers of ancient lore and poetic storytelling.
About This Book
The Poetic Edda is a foundational collection of Old Norse poems, preserved in medieval manuscripts, that form the bedrock of Scandinavian mythology and heroic sagas.
Translated by Carolyne Larrington, this edition in the Oxford World's Classics series provides an accessible entry into these ancient texts, capturing their rhythmic power and cultural significance.
Through its verses, the Edda explores themes of fate, heroism, and the divine, influencing literature and imagination for centuries.
Readers will find in these poems a window into the worldview of the Viking Age, rendered in clear, evocative English.
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