The prose Edda : Norse mythology
Sturluson, Snorri, 1179?-12412005
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Prose Edda was designed as a handbook for poets to compose in the style of the skalds of the Viking ages. It is an exposition of the rule of poetic diction with many examples, applications and retellings of myths and legends.
Main title:
The prose Edda : Norse mythology / Snorri Sturluson ; translated by Jesse L. Byock.
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2005.
Collation:
220 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Translated from the Icelandic.
ISBN:
9780140447552 (pbk)0140447555 (pbk)
Dewey class:
839.6'1839.61
Local class:
Y839.6
Language:
EnglishIcelandic
BRN:
706967