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Publisher |
: Leaves of Gold Press |
Total Pages |
: 432 |
Release |
: 2018-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1925110044 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781925110043 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Poetic Edda - a Book That Inspired Tolkien by :
THE POETIC EDDA - With Original Illustrations. A BOOK THAT INSPIRED TOLKIEN. Also contains the original Old Norse text, side by side with English translations. The Poetic Edda, also known as The Elder Edda, is a collection of thirty-four Icelandic poems, interwoven with prose, dating from the 9th century to the 12th. Professor J. R. R. Tolkien readily acknowledged his debt to this source. He was sixteen years old when the Viking Club of London published this beautifully illustrated translation by Olive Bray. Readers of Tolkien's work will easily spot his inspirations - the names of the dwarves in The Hobbit; riddle games; Mirkwood; the Paths of the Dead; an underworld creature being tricked into remaining above-ground until dawn, when sunlight turns him to stone; different races calling a single thing by various names, and more. The language is archaic, so for 21st century readers a glossary is provided at the back of this book, as well as an index of names to help identify all the characters. Bray's lengthy introduction has also been revised for modern readers, and some footnote citations omitted; all else remains as it was in Tolkien's time.Remarkably in Bray's edition, the original Icelandic text was included. This would have appealed to Tolkien, as a philologist. He must have relished comparing the English words with the Icelandic, page by page. Illustrator W. G. Collingwood was an English author, artist, antiquary and professor. In 1897 he travelled to Iceland where he spent three months exploring the actual sites that are the settings for the medieval Icelandic sagas. He produced a large number of sketches and watercolours during this time and published an illustrated account of his expedition in 1899. His study of Norse and Anglican archaeology made him widely recognized as a leading authority, and his Art Nouveau-style illustrations for the Bray edition are rich with symbolism. The Poetic Edda, the most important existing source on Norse mythology and Germanic heroic legends, is part of the literature that influenced Tolkien's inner world, informing the creation of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Author |
: Olive Bray |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 420 |
Release |
: 1908 |
ISBN-10 |
: CHI:31177481 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Elder Or Poetic Edda by : Olive Bray
Author |
: Olive Bray |
Publisher |
: Leaves of Gold Press |
Total Pages |
: 432 |
Release |
: 2013 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0987500139 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780987500137 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Poetic Edda - Illustrated by : Olive Bray
TOLKIEN'S BOOKSHELF #2: THE POETIC EDDA The Poetic Edda, also known as The Elder Edda, is a collection of thirty-four Icelandic poems, interwoven with prose, dating from the 9th century to the 12th. J. R. R. Tolkien readily acknowledged his debt to this source. He was sixteen years old when the Viking Club of London published this beautifully illustrated translation by Olive Bray. Readers of Tolkien's work will easily spot his inspirations - the names of the dwarves in The Hobbit; riddle games; Mirkwood; the Paths of the Dead; an underworld creature being tricked into remaining above-ground until dawn, when sunlight turns him to stone; different races calling a single thing by various names, and more. Illustrator W. G. Collingwood was an English author, artist, antiquary and professor. In 1897 he travelled to Iceland where he spent three months exploring the actual sites that are the settings for the medieval Icelandic sagas. His study of Norse and Anglican archaeology made him widely recognized as a leading authority, and his Art Nouveau-style illustrations for the Bray edition are rich with symbolism. The Poetic Edda, the most important existing source on Norse mythology and Germanic heroic legends, is part of the literature that influenced Tolkien's inner world, informing the creation of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Author |
: Snorri Sturluson |
Publisher |
: DigiCat |
Total Pages |
: 95 |
Release |
: 2022-05-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: EAN:8596547021834 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Prose Edda by : Snorri Sturluson
The Edda is a thoroughly researched study on the Norse mythology through the analysis of an Old Norse work of literature written in Iceland during the early 13th century. Edda is considered the fullest and most detailed source for modern knowledge of Norse mythology. Scholarly approach and conducted research have allowed the author to determine the age of the different versions of various myths.
Author |
: Paul Acker |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 318 |
Release |
: 2002-02-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781136601354 |
ISBN-13 |
: 113660135X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Poetic Edda by : Paul Acker
This unique collection of essays applies significant critical approaches to the mythological poetry of the Poetic Edda, a principal source for Old Norse cosmography and the legends of Odin, Loki, and Thor. The volume also provides very useful introductions that sketch the critical history of the Eddas. By applying new theoretical approaches (feminist, structuralist, post-structuralist) to each of the major poems, this book yields a variety of powerful and convincing readings. Contributors to the collection are both young scholars and senior figures in the discipline, and are of varying nationalities (American, British, Australian, Scandinavian, and Icelandic), thus ensuring a range of interpretations from different corners of the scholarly community. The new translations included here make available for the first time to English speaking students the intriguing methodologies that are currently developing in Scandinavia. An essential collection of scholarship for any Old Norse course, The Poetic Edda will also be of interest to scholars of Indo-European myth, as well as those who study the theory of myth.
Author |
: Carolyne Larrington |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 273 |
Release |
: 2019-07-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781350134744 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1350134740 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis Winter is Coming by : Carolyne Larrington
Discover the Medieval legends that inspired Game of Thrones - an indispensable book for fans.
Author |
: Andrew Valkauskas |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 444 |
Release |
: 2019-06-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1988051185 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781988051185 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (85 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Illuminated Edda by : Andrew Valkauskas
The Illuminated Edda contains a brand-new translation of the Poetic and Prose Eddas by Andrew Valkauskas. This illustrated translation has been rewritten using contemporary prose making it a pleasure to read. Get the authenticity and truthfulness of the stories without having to worry about the complexity of older academic translations.
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: |
Total Pages |
: 364 |
Release |
: 1797 |
ISBN-10 |
: OXFORD:400068049 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis Icelandic Poetry, Or The Edda of Saemund by :
Author |
: Daniel McCoy |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 318 |
Release |
: 2016-06-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1533393036 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781533393036 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Viking Spirit by : Daniel McCoy
The Viking Spirit is an introduction to Norse mythology like no other. As you'd expect from Daniel McCoy, the creator of the enduringly popular website Norse Mythology for Smart People (Norse-Mythology.org), it's written to scholarly standards, but in a simple, clear, and entertaining style that's easy to understand and a pleasure to read. It includes gripping retellings of no less than 34 epic Norse myths - more than any other book in the field - while also providing an equally comprehensive overview of the fascinating Viking religion of which Norse mythology was a part. You'll learn about the Vikings' gods and goddesses, their concept of fate, their views on the afterlife, their moral code, how they thought the universe was structured, how they practiced their religion, the role that magic played in their lives, and much more. With its inclusion of the latest groundbreaking research in the field, The Viking Spirit is the ultimate introduction to the timeless splendor of Norse mythology and religion for the 21st Century.
Author |
: Paul Acker |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 333 |
Release |
: 2013-06-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781136227868 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1136227865 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Synopsis Revisiting the Poetic Edda by : Paul Acker
Bringing alive the dramatic poems of Old Norse heroic legend, this new collection offers accessible, ground-breaking and inspiring essays which introduce and analyse the exciting legends of the two doomed Helgis and their valkyrie lovers; the dragon-slayer Sigurðr; Brynhildr the implacable shield-maiden; tragic Guðrún and her children; Attila the Hun (from a Norse perspective!); and greedy King Fróði, whose name lives on in Tolkien’s Frodo. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to the poems for students, taking a number of fresh, theoretically-sophisticated and productive approaches to the poetry and its characters. Contributors bring to bear insights generated by comparative study, speech act and feminist theory, queer theory and psychoanalytic theory (among others) to raise new, probing questions about the heroic poetry and its reception. Each essay is accompanied by up-to-date lists of further reading and a contextualisation of the poems or texts discussed in critical history. Drawing on the latest international studies of the poems in their manuscript context, and written by experts in their individual fields, engaging with the texts in their original language and context, but presented with full translations, this companion volume to The Poetic Edda: Essays on Old Norse Mythology (Routledge, 2002) is accessible to students and illuminating for experts. Essays also examine the afterlife of the heroic poems in Norse legendary saga, late medieval Icelandic poetry, the nineteenth-century operas of Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, and the recently published (posthumous) poem by Tolkien, The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún.