Born in ajax, ontario, jeramy dodds grew up in orono, ontario. Committed to vellum in iceland around 1270, the poetic edda has compelled the likes of richard wagner, j. Buy the poetic edda book online at best prices in india on. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jeramy dodds s first collection, crabwise to the hounds, won the trillium book award for poetry and was shortlisted for the griffin poetry prize. Buy the poetic edda book online at low prices in india.
Loosed in translation which translation is best poetic. So important to the stock of norse mythology, this great inheritance is adapted and treated in three key division. The modern poetic translation of jeremy dodds cannot be recommended. It plays too fast and loose with the meaning of the original and fails to communicate a sense of the style and tone of the old norse. He studied english literature and anthropology at trent university.
The poetic edda translated by henry adams bellows 1936. The poetic edda comprises a treasure trove of mythic and spiritual verse holding an important place in nordic culture, literature, and heritage. Here are some photos of the equestrian aspects of the event, courtesy of riddlemoser photography. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day. The poetic edda is essentially a collection of multiple mythological poems and hero poems detailing the lives and adventures of several prominent norse gods, warriors, and. In this rousing linebyline translation, awardwinning poet jeramy dodds. What is your favorite translation of the poetic edda. Listen to the poetic edda stories of the norse gods and heroes by jackson crawford available from rakuten kobo. The poetic eddas are the oral literature of iceland, which were finally written down from to 0 c.
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 poetic edda is an epochmaking cache of mythological and heroic tales that have compelled wagner, tolkien, borges and auden, among many others. Poets have tackled retranslations of inferno, sir gawain, beowulf. This is a wonderful new edition of the poetic edda. The poems of the poetic edda have waited a long time for a modern english translation that would do them justice. Jeramy dodds born 4 december 1974 in ajax, ontario is a canadian poet. Hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas. Jeramy dodds reading from his translation of the poetic edda at awp minneapolis 2015. The poetic edda ebook by 9781770563858 rakuten kobo. Its tales of strife and death form a repository, in poetic form, of.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the poetic edda. Jeramy dodds is the author of crabwise to the hounds, which won the 2009 trillium book award for poetry and was shortlisted for the griffin poetry prize. I appreciate that any notes on the text or translation appear either at the beginning or the end, so that it can be read seamlessly and uninterrupted. The poetic edda audiobook by jackson crawford 9781982597559. His poems have won the cbc literary prize and the bronwen wallace memorial awar. So important to the stock of norse mythology, this great. Buy the poetic edda by jeramy dodds, paperback format, from the dymocks online bookstore. The poetic edda by jeramy dodds pdf, ebook read online.
The poetic edda by jeramy dodds, 9781552452967, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The poetic edda by jeramy dodds is available in these. The wolves of valhalla audiobook by jeremy croston. The poetic edda by jeramy dodds 9781552452967 dymocks. Many folks from our midrealm kingdom went far south for gulf wars in march, 2018. The poetic edda was ripe for a reconsideration, and jeramy dodds, exceptional poet and. Born in ajax, ontario, dodds grew up in orono, ontario. The poetic edda index internet sacred text archive. This is a wonderful new edition of the poetic edda australias leading bookseller for 141 years. Gulf wars and upcoming midrealm coronation let us live. The national posts michael lista says jeramy dodds s upcoming translation of the poetic edda is one of the most anticipated poetry collections of 2014.
What is your favorite poetic edda translation in english and why. Gods, giants, violence, the undead, theft, trolls, dwarves, aphorisms, unrequited love, valkyries, heroes, kidnapping, dragons, the creation of the cosmos and a giant wolf are just some of the elements dwelling within these norse poetic tales. He studied english literature and anthropology at trent university, and then decided to go overseas to the university of icenland to specialize in medieval icelandic studies. The poetic edda is essentially a collection of multiple mythological poems and hero poems detailing the lives and adventures of several prominent norse gods, warriors, and kings. The elder edda public domain audiobook at librivox. It is one of the few extent sources that provide a. Gods, giants, violence, the undead, theft, trolls, dwarves, aphorisms, unrequited love, valkyries, heroes, kidnapping, dragons, the creation of the cosmos and a giant wolf are just some of the elements dwelling within these norse poetic. An english translation of the old icelandic poetic edda. What is your favorite poetic edda translation in english. Dodds has brought forth an exciting new translation of these medieval icelandic poems. Written by patricia terry, narrated by shiromi arserio, wanda moats, matthew posner, thomas landbo. Several versions exist, all primarily of text from. It plays too fast and loose with the meaning of the original and fails to communicate a.
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