The Penguin Book of Norse Myths: Gods of the Vikings
Autor Kevin Crossley-Hollanden Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 ian 2018
The extraordinary Scandinavian myth cycle is one of the most enduring, exciting, dramatic and compelling of the world's great stories.
The Penguin Book of the Norse Mythscompellingly retells these stories for the modern reader, taking us from the creation of the world through the building of Asgard's Wall to the final end in Ragnarok. You'll discover how Thor got his hammer and how Odin lost his eye, the terrible price of binding the wolf Fenrir and why Loki the trickster can never be trusted.
The Norse myths are as thrilling to read as they are of vast cultural and historical importance. In this gripping book Kevin Crossley-Holland brings alive the passion, cruelty and heroism of these unforgettable stories.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780241982075
ISBN-10: 0241982073
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0241982073
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Notă biografică
Kevin
Crossley-Holland
is
an
eminent
poet,
translator
and
prize-winning
children's
author.
His
translations
of
Old
English
poetry
are
brought
together
inThe
Anglo-Saxon
World,
and
he
has
also
translatedThe
Exeter
Book
Riddles.
Among
his
many
publications
are
the
Viking
Sagas,
eight
volumes
of
poetry,
various
anthologies,
includingThe
Oxford
Book
of
Travel
VerseandFolk
Tales
of
the
British
Isles,
an
illustrated
book
for
children
entitledNorse
Myths:
Tales
of
Odin,
Thor
and
Loki,
as
well
as
two
operas,
a
play
and
a
memoir.
He
was
previously
Gregory
Fellow
in
Poetry
at
the
University
of
Leeds,
editorial
director
of
Victor
Gollancz,
Lecturer
in
Anglo-Saxon
Literature
and
Culture
for
the
Tufts
University
London
program,
Fulbright
Visiting
Scholar
at
St
Olaf
College
and
Endowed
Chair
in
the
Humanities
and
Fine
Arts
at
the
University
of
St
Thomas.
He
is
President
of
the
School
Library
Association
from
2012-2017,
a
fellow
of
the
Royal
Society
of
Literature,
an
Honorary
Fellow
of
St
Edmund
Hall,
Oxford,
and
has
received
Honorary
Doctorates
from
both
Anglia
Ruskin
and
Worcester
Universities.
He
lives
in
Norfolk.
Recenzii
Stately
or
bucolic,
heroic
or
comic,
romantic
or
gross,
horrific
or
gentle,
deeply
ironic
or
deeply
moving,
the
myths
here
retold
yield
up
their
mood
and
substance
A collection of dramatic, moving, intricately structured stories ... a scholarly survey and compendium of Norse mythology ... a sustained poem distinguished by the icy precision of its language
A collection of dramatic, moving, intricately structured stories ... a scholarly survey and compendium of Norse mythology ... a sustained poem distinguished by the icy precision of its language