Poems of the Elder Edda

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 1990

Poems of the Elder Edda

With contributions by: Charles W. Dunn
Translated by: Patricia Terry

In the series The Middle Ages Series

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812291599

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About this book

A revised edition of Terry's classic Poems of the Vikings, long out of print. This edition has a new preface, updated references, and expanded notes and glossary. The translation itself has been extensively revised.

Author / Editor information

Patricia Terry has taught literature at the University of California, San Diego, and at Barnard College. Poems of hers have appeared in ArtWord Quarterly, Denver Quarterly, The Hudson Review, The Paris Review, Prairie Schooner, and Ekphrasis. She is the translator, with Nancy Vine Durling, of The Romance of the Rose or Guillaume de Dole, by Jean Renart, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface to the Revised Edition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Preface to the 1969 Edition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xv
Völuspá Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Sayings of the High One Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition: Revised Edition
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 304
Keywords: Literature; Medieval and Renaissance Studies; Literature; Cultural Studies

eBook

Published: September 26, 2014
ISBN: 9780812291599