{"product_id":"the-prose-edda-of-snorri-snorri-sturluson-9780520273054","title":"The Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson: Tales from Norse Mythology","description":"\u003ci\u003eProse Edda \u003c\/i\u003eis a work without predecessor or parallel. It 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSnorri Sturluson feared that the traditional techniques of Norse poetics, the pagan kennings, and the allusions to mythology would be forgotten with the introduction of new verse forms from Europe. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe present selection includes the whole of \u003ci\u003eGylfaginning \u003c\/i\u003e(The deluding of Gylfi)--a guide to mythology that forms one of the great storybooks of the Middle Ages--and the longer heroic tales and legends of \u003ci\u003eSk ldskaparm l \u003c\/i\u003e(Poetic diction). Snorri Sturluson was a master storyteller, and this translation in modern idiom of the inimitable tales of the gods and heroes of the Scandinavian peoples brings them to life again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Snorri Sturluson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520273052\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520273054\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/19\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.40w x 0.40d","brand":"Snorri Sturluson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988173029631,"sku":"9780520273054","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1c7e4f65-3df9-43d7-b779-9d75990ae9f9.jpg?v=1683293040","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-prose-edda-of-snorri-snorri-sturluson-9780520273054","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}