The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson

The Prose Edda

Snorri Sturluson with Jean I. Young (Translator)

131 pages first pub 1220 (editions)

nonfiction classics poetry religion adventurous medium-paced

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Prose Edda is 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 retelli...

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