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The Poetic Edda (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Series: Oxford World's Classics
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'She sees, coming up a second time, Earth from the ocean, eternally
green; the waterfalls plunge, an eagle soars above them, over the
mountain hunting fish.' After the terrible conflagration of
Ragnarok, the earth rises serenely again from the ocean, and life
is renewed. The Poetic Edda begins with The Seeress's Prophecy
which recounts the creation of the world, and looks forward to its
destruction and rebirth. In this great collection of
Norse-Icelandic mythological and heroic poetry, the exploits of
gods and humans are related. The one-eyed Odin, red-bearded Thor,
Loki the trickster, the lovely goddesses and the giants who are
their enemies walk beside the heroic Helgi, Sigurd the
Dragon-Slayer, Brynhild the shield-maiden, and the implacable
Gudrun. New in this revised translation are the quest-poem The Lay
of Svipdag and The Waking of Angantyr, in which a girl faces down
her dead father to retrieve his sword. Comic, tragic, instructive,
grandiose, witty and profound, the poems of the Edda have
influenced artists from Wagner to Tolkien and a new generation of
video-game and film makers. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years
Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of
literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects
Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate
text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert
introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the
text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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