Heroic poems by ursula dronke, 9780198114970, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. As the main poems in this volume i have chosen five which are among the greatest of norse poems and which all relate in some way to the period from the ninth to the eleventh century, when norsemen were in most familiar contact with the irish and the anglo. Born in sunderland and raised in newcastle upon tyne, where her. Translating old icelandic sagas and poems into english is highly nontrivial. I also meant to have more art done for this but i only got half of the picture done.
Ursula miriam dronke nee brown, 3 november 1920 8 march 2012 was a medievalist and former vigfusson reader in old norse at the university of oxford and an emeritus fellow of linacre college. Edited with translation, introduction, and commentary by ursula dronke. The poetic edda volume iii mythological poems ii edited by ursula dronke. This is a notable contribution to eddie scholarship. This new edition of mythological poems from the poetic edda takes the reader deep into the imagination of the viking poets c. Setting text and translation side by side, dronke provides full introductions and commentaries for each of the poems. She also taught at the university of munich and in the faculty of modern and medieval languages at cambridge university biography. The poetic edda is the modren attribution for an unnamed collection o auld norse poems. At once he is welcomed and fed above all he is talked. A close translation accompanies the text to give the nonspecialist reader a. Elder edda vsp, vkv, ls, skm, rg ursula dronke, vol. This volume presents four of the most intricate and fascinating mythological poems of the poetic edda, distinct in theme and style. The poetic edda index internet sacred text archive. The poetic edda is not only of great interest to the student of antiquity.
The poetic edda ursula dronke oxford university press. Information, analysis and studies on germanic prechristian religion, culture and heritage, using the poetic edda, prose edda, sagas and germanic folklore. While several versions exist, aw consist primarily o text frae the icelandic mediaeval manuscript kent as. Dronke ursula the poetic edda volume 2 balder exlibris. Inspirational teacher of old norse literature specialising in the sagas and poetry of medieval iceland. They are played out between the twilight of porrs old religion and. They are played out between the twilight of porrs old religion and the daybreak of the new. This volume presents four of the most intricate and fascinating mythological poems of the poetic edda, with parallel translations and individual. I meant to have this up sooner but my back has been acting up really badly and ive had to take it easy.
A close translation accompanies the text to give the nonspecialist reader a strong sense of the original. I find ursula dronke s the poetic edda to be beyond beautiful. Dronkes edition of the poetic edda with translation and commentary three volumes published of a. Ursula miriam dronke was a medievalist and former vigfusson reader in old norse at the. Even in single sentences or phrases the range of problems encountered is enormous, and one needs a great master to pull it off.
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