{"product_id":"the-poetic-edda-9780198834571","title":"The Poetic Edda","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"She sees, coming up a second time, \u003cbr\u003eearth from the ocean, eternally green;\u003cbr\u003ethe waterfalls plunge, an eagle soars above them, \u003cbr\u003eover the mountain hunting fish.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter the terrible conflagration of Ragnarok, the earth rises serenely again from the ocean, and life is renewed. The\u003cem\u003e Poetic Edda \u003c\/em\u003ebegins with \u003cem\u003eThe Seeress's Prophecy\u003c\/em\u003e 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. This translation also features the quest-poem \u003cem\u003eThe Lay of Svipdag\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Waking\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eof Angantyr\u003c\/em\u003e, in which a girl faces down her dead father to retrieve his sword. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComic, tragic, instructive, grandiose, witty, and profound, the poems of the \u003cem\u003eEdda\u003c\/em\u003e have influenced artists from Wagner to Tolkien and speak to us as freely as when they were first written down seven hundred and fifty years ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarolyne Larrington\u003c\/strong\u003e has published widely on Old Norse myth, legends, and literature, inlcuding co-editing two volumes of essays on eddic poetry wiht Paul Acker. Her books include \u003cem\u003eKing Arthur's Enchantresses: Morgan and Her Sisters in Arthurian Tradition\u003c\/em\u003e (IB Tauris, 2006), \u003cem\u003eMagical Tales: Myth, Legend, and Enchantment in Children's Books\u003c\/em\u003e (with Diane Purkiss, Bodleian Library, 2013), and \u003cem\u003eThe Norse Myths: A Guide to the Gods and Heroes\u003c\/em\u003e (Thames and Hudson, 2017).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614786031890,"sku":"9780198834571","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c4519d25-a07a-4f9b-b124-4d5d4d1c4a3f.jpg?v=1737283319","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-poetic-edda-9780198834571","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}