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The Poetic Edda: A Dual-Language Edition
- Edward Pettit (author)
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| Title | The Poetic Edda |
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| Subtitle | A Dual-Language Edition |
| Contributor | Edward Pettit (author) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0308 |
| Landing page | https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0308 |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Edward Pettit |
| Publisher | Open Book Publishers |
| Publication place | Cambridge, UK |
| Published on | 2023-03-03 |
| ISBN | 978-1-80064-772-5 (Paperback) |
| 978-1-80064-773-2 (Hardback) | |
| 978-1-80064-774-9 (PDF) | |
| 978-1-80064-778-7 (HTML) | |
| 978-1-80064-777-0 (XML) | |
| 978-1-80064-775-6 (EPUB) | |
| 978-1-80064-776-3 (AZW3) | |
| Short abstract | This book is an edition and translation of one of the most important and celebrated sources of Old Norse-Icelandic mythology and heroic legend, namely the medieval poems now known collectively as the Poetic Edda or Elder Edda. |
| Long abstract | This book is an edition and translation of one of the most important and celebrated sources of Old Norse-Icelandic mythology and heroic legend, namely the medieval poems now known collectively as the Poetic Edda or Elder Edda. Included are thirty-six texts, which are mostly preserved in medieval manuscripts, especially the thirteenth-century Icelandic codex traditionally known as the Codex Regius of the Poetic Edda. The poems cover diverse subjects, including the creation, destruction and rebirth of the world, the dealings of gods such as Óðinn, Þórr and Loki with giants and each other, and the more intimate, personal tragedies of the hero Sigurðr, his wife Guðrún and the valkyrie Brynhildr. Each poem is provided with an introduction, synopsis and suggestions for further reading. The Old Norse texts are furnished with a textual apparatus recording the manuscript readings behind this edition’s emendations, as well as select variant readings. The accompanying translations, informed by the latest scholarship, are concisely annotated to make them as accessible as possible. As the first open-access, single-volume parallel Old Norse edition and English translation of the Poetic Edda, this book will prove a valuable resource for students and scholars of Old Norse literature. It will also interest those researching other fields of medieval literature (especially Old English and Middle High German), and appeal to a wider general audience drawn to the myths and legends of the Viking Age and subsequent centuries. |
| Print length | 894 pages (xvi+878) |
| Language | English (Translated_into) |
| Norse, Old (Original) | |
| Dimensions | 178 x 62 x 254 mm | 7" x 2.44" x 10" (Paperback) |
| 178 x 65 x 254 mm | 7" x 2.56" x 10" (Hardback) | |
| Weight | 1524g | 53.76oz (Paperback) |
| 1761g | 62.12oz (Hardback) | |
| Media | 2 illustrations |
| OCLC Number | 1372397104 |
| LCCN | 2021385335 |
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Contents
Introduction
(pp. 1–28)- Edward Pettit
Vǫluspá (Codex Regius)
(pp. 31–72)- Edward Pettit
Hávamál
(pp. 73–134)- Edward Pettit
Vafþrúðnismál
(pp. 135–164)- Edward Pettit
Grímnismál
(pp. 165–206)- Edward Pettit
Fǫr Skírnis
(pp. 207–230)- Edward Pettit
Hárbarðsljóð
(pp. 231–258)- Edward Pettit
Hymiskviða
(pp. 259–282)- Edward Pettit
Lokasenna
(pp. 283–324)- Edward Pettit
Þrymskviða
(pp. 325–340)- Edward Pettit
Vǫlundarkviða
(pp. 341–364)- Edward Pettit
Alvíssmál
(pp. 365–384)- Edward Pettit
Helgakviða Hundingsbana in fyrri
(pp. 385–408)- Edward Pettit
Helgakviða Hjǫrvarðssonar
(pp. 409–432)- Edward Pettit
Helgakviða Hundingsbana ǫnnur
(pp. 433–456)- Edward Pettit
Frá dauða Sinfjǫtla
(pp. 457–460)- Edward Pettit
Grípisspá
(pp. 461–478)- Edward Pettit
Reginsmál
(pp. 479–494)- Edward Pettit
Fáfnismál
(pp. 495–418)- Edward Pettit
Sigrdrífumál
(pp. 519–536)- Edward Pettit
Brot af Sigurðarkviðu
(pp. 537–550)- Edward Pettit
Guðrúnarkviða in fyrsta
(pp. 551–566)- Edward Pettit
Sigurðarkviða in skamma
(pp. 567–594)- Edward Pettit
Helreið Brynhildar
(pp. 595–604)- Edward Pettit
Dráp Niflunga
(pp. 605–608)- Edward Pettit
Guðrúnarkviða ǫnnur
(pp. 609–628)- Edward Pettit
Guðrúnarkviða in þriðja
(pp. 629–638)- Edward Pettit
Oddrúnargrátr
(pp. 639–656)- Edward Pettit
Atlakviða in Groenlenzka
(pp. 657–678)- Edward Pettit
Atlamál in Groenlenzku
(pp. 679–714)- Edward Pettit
Guðrúnarhvǫt
(pp. 715–726)- Edward Pettit
Hamðismál
(pp. 727–744)- Edward Pettit
Vǫluspá (Hauksbók)
(pp. 746–770)- Edward Pettit
Baldrs draumar
(pp. 771–782)- Edward Pettit
Rígsþula
(pp. 783–804)- Edward Pettit
Hyndluljóð
(pp. 805–830)- Edward Pettit
Svipdagsmál (Gróugaldr and Fjǫlsvinnsmál)
(pp. 831–862)- Edward Pettit