Synopses & Reviews
This new edition of mythological poems from the Poetic Edda takes the reader deep into the imagination of the Viking poets (c.1000 AD). Setting text and translation side by side, Dronke provides full introductions and commentaries for each of the poems.
Review
"...the work is a remarkable achievement, throwing new light on the background and composition of the texts examined: the comments are most instructive, and the discussions open new perspectives. An outstanding book, henceforth indispensable for all students of the Poetic Edda."--The Journal of Indo-European Studies
Synopsis
This new edition of mythological poems from the Poetic Edda takes the reader deep into the imagination of the Viking poets (c.1000 AD). Setting text and translation side by side, Dronke provides full introductions and commentaries for each of the poems.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
The Manuscripts
The Printed Text
Abbreviations
Voluspá
Rigspula
Volundarkvida
Lokasenna
Skirnismál
all five poems divided into Contents, Text and Translation, Introduction, Commentary on the Text; Voluspá also featuring an Appendix: Baldrs Draumar Text, Translation, and Commentary; Volundarkvida also featuring an Index of Personal Names
Bibliography