The Prose Edda | A Comprehensive Guide to the Masterpiece of Norse Mythology

Erik Hansen

ISBN 10: 1961963345 / ISBN 13: 9781961963344

Editore: Novus Liber, 2024

The Prose Edda | A Comprehensive Guide to the Masterpiece of Norse Mythology | Erik Hansen | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2024 | Novus Liber | EAN 9781961963344 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. Codice articolo 130332869

Riassunto:

In 1220, a medieval Icelander wrote the book that saved Norse mythology. This is your guide to it.

Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda is our single most important source for the Norse gods. It is also one of the most complex and rewarding works of medieval literature, and one of the least understood.

The Prose Edda: Viking Lore Unveiled takes you through Snorri's masterwork systematically — who wrote it, how it is structured, what it actually contains, and why it still matters:

✔️ The gods, giants, dwarves, and heroes of the Norse tradition — rendered with the depth and complexity the original text gives them
✔️ The cosmological system of the nine realms — not as a list of settings but as a coherent philosophical vision
✔️ The Prose Edda's relationship to the Poetic Edda, the sagas, and the broader Norse tradition
✔️ The text's extraordinary legacy — from medieval Iceland to Tolkien to the present day
✔️ Every copy includes a QR code to download a complete digital translation of the Prose Edda

The gods are waiting in Snorri's pages, exactly where he left them eight centuries ago. They are worth the visit.

Your journey into the Norse mythological tradition starts here.

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Titolo: The Prose Edda | A Comprehensive Guide to ...
Casa editrice: Novus Liber
Data di pubblicazione: 2024
Legatura: Taschenbuch
Condizione: Neu