This volume presents four of the most intricate and fascinating mythological poems of the poetic edda, distinct in theme and style. The oneeyed odin, redbearded thor, loki the trickster, the lovely goddesses and. Dronke is a feminist scholar, but at least shes excellent at it. A close translation accompanies the text to give the nonspecialist reader a strong sense of the original. The third volume of the poetic edda went to press in ursulas 90th year.
The variety and quality of the poems reveal the genius of the poets of the viking age. Its tales of strife and death form a repository, in poetic form, of norse mythology and heroic lore, embodying both the ethical views and the cultural life of the north during the late heathen and early christian times. One of the poems in the present volume, grottasongr the song of grotti. There are satisfactory translations in norwegian and swedish probably more so than in english. Preface the present edition of grottasongr was originally to be included in the fourth volume of the poetic edda, edited by ursula dronke, with the assistance of the present editor, for oxford university press. Dronke ursula trans 1997 the poetic edda volume ii mythological poems oxford from csi 512 at strayer university, washington. The poems of the poetic edda form the most complete and authentic body of surviving prechristian germanic religious and magical lore. Translations are very scarce and typically come from only a couple sources. Ursula dronke, who has died aged 91, was an inspirational scholar and teacher of old.
The poetic edda comprises a treasure trove of mythic and spiritual verse holding an important place. The heroic poems dover value editions let me start by saying that i love the poetic edda dearly. Ive given her translation five stars because it is the most accurate complete translation available in english, and as such, along with ursula dronke s editions, the only english translation to be recommended as an aid to the student reading the poetic edda in old norse. Publication date 1923 publisher new york the americanscandinavian foundation collection robarts. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full. The prose edda, also known as the younger edda, snorris edda or simply edda, is an old norse work of literature written in iceland in the early th century. This volume presents four of the most intricate and fascinating mythological poems of the poetic edda. Ursula miriam dronke was a medievalist and former vigfusson reader in old norse at the.
An introduction to the poetic or elder edda, the most important surviving source of norse mythology, and the difference between it and snorri sturlusons prose or younger edda. Dronke provides new and illuminating textual readings of these celebrated works. Elder edda vsp, vkv, ls, skm, rg ursula dronke, vol. Since the rediscovery of the poetic edda in the seventeenth century, its poetry has fascinated artists as diverse as thomas gray, richard wagner, and jorge luis borges. After the terrible conflagration of ragnarok, the earth rises serenely again from the ocean, and life is renewed. The poetic edda begins with the seeresss prophecy which recounts the creation of the world, and looks forward to its destruction and rebirth. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the the poetic edda, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. This new edition of mythological poems from the poetic edda takes the reader deep into the imagination of the viking poets c. The poetic edda ursula dronke oxford university press. Translating the poetic edda into english 21 translating the poetic edda. Jackson crawfords recent version of the poetic edda keeps much of the original meaning of the words, but uses very simple accessible language. Anthony faulkes edda is similarly well noted and well written. The poetic edda by carolyne larrington, paperback barnes.
Poetic edda is the modern attribution for an unnamed collection of old norse anonymous poems, which is different from the edda written by snorri sturluson. The prose edda contains a wide variety of lore which a skald poet of the time would need to know. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Hollander, 1986 excerpted from the poetic edda, published by university of texas press. This volume presents four of the most intricate and fascinating mythological poems of the poetic edda, with parallel translations and individual. Its tales of strife and death form a repository, in poetic form, of norse mythology and heroic lore, embodying both the ethical views and the cultural life of the north during the late heathen and. The poetic edda index internet sacred text archive. Pdf translating the poetic edda carolyne larrington. This volume of ursala dronke s presentation of the older poetic edda isnt just another translation of the voluspa, rigsthula, volundarkvida, lokasenna and skirnismal eddas, but is a badly needed critical edition that brings together all the source material, provides a translation in modern english, and offers commentary that discusses the meaning of difficult terms, provides historical.
All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. In the early 1970s, ursula dronke was a professor and acting head of old norse studies at the university of munich. Dronkes edition of the poetic edda with translation and commentary three volumes published of a. Edited with translation, introduction, and commentary by ursula dronke. Pdf the poetic edda download ebook full pdf download. The poetic edda, edited with translation, introduction. The poetic edda available for download and read online in other formats. This volume of ursala dronkes presentation of the older poetic edda isnt just another translation of the voluspa, rigsthula, volundarkvida, lokasenna and skirnismal eddas, but is a badly needed critical edition that brings together all the source material, provides a translation in modern english, and offers commentary that discusses the meaning of difficult terms, provides historical. She sees, coming up a second time, earth from the ocean, eternally greenthe waterfalls plunge, an eagle soars above them, over the mountain hunting fish. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Subtle, complex and suggestive, yet disarmingly direct in style, these tales of gods, heroes and monsters, of love, war, folly and deceit, inhabit a world more primal in character than any other corpus of european mythology. This is the first complete translation to be published in britain for fifty years, and it includes a scholarly introduction, notes, a genealogy of the gods and giants, and an.
The poetic edda will also be of interest to scholars of indoeuropean myth, as well as those who study the theory of myth. In her commentary on the edda, ursula dronke has identified and. In this great collection of norseicelandic mythological and heroic poetry, the exploits of gods and humans are related. The prose edda of snorri sturlson translated by arthur gilchrist brodeur 1916 the prose edda is a text on old norse poetics, written about 1200 by the norwegian poet and politican snorri sturlson, who also wrote the heimskringla. They are played out between the twilight of porrs old religion and. There are four harts too, who gnaw with necks thrown back the highest boughs. Setting text and translation side by side, dronke provides full introductions and commentaries for each of the poems. Unfortunately, she died before translating all of the poetic edda, but i am glad to have as much of her wellresearched and wellwritten work on the poetic edda as i can get. Bellows is an excellent translation, at least aesthetically, and it does a very good job of preserving the rhythm, if not the. One of the aspects of her work i like is the full accounting for her decisions on editing and translating. Dronke ursula trans 1997 the poetic edda volume ii. What are the best translations of the prose edda by. The fantastic future and the norse sibyl of voluspa international. The poetic edda is not only of great interest to the student of antiquity.
The poetic edda volume iii mythological poems ii edited by ursula dronke. It takes the form of a working edition of the mythological poems of the ancient norse poetic edda for modern pagans who practice the magic and religion of the north. In ursula dronkes original plan for her editions of eddic poems her intention, after the editing. Several versions exist, all primarily of text from the icelandic medieval manuscript known as the codex regius. The poetic edda comprises a treasure trove of mythic and spiritual verse holding an important place in nordic culture, literature, and heritage.
Heroic poems by ursula dronke, 9780198114970, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Keeps a poetic flare and has extensive notes at the bottom. The poetic edda by carolyne larrington translator in djvu, doc, rtf download ebook. The poems of the old norse collection known as the poetic edda respond to one of humankinds greatest urges the search for origins. Heroic poems dronke poetic edda series volume 1 of poetic edda vol. Together with the poetic edda, it comprises the major store of scandinavian mythology. The codex regius is arguably the most important extant source on norse mythology and germanic heroic legends.
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