{"product_id":"9781770563858","title":"The Poetic Edda","description":"\u003cp\u003eGods, 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. Committed to velum anonymously in Iceland around 1270, they were flash frozen from much-older oral versions that had been circulating throughout Northern Europe for centuries. \u003cem\u003eThe Poetic Edda\u003c\/em\u003e is an epoch-making cache of mythological and heroic tales that have compelled Wagner, Tolkien, Borges and Auden, among many others. It is one of the few extent sources that provide a periscope into the Viking Age consciousness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this rousing line-by-line translation, award-winning poet Jeramy Dodds transmits the Old Icelandic text into English, placing it in the hands of poetry fans and academics alike, without chipping the patina of the original. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coach House Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135314739440,"sku":"9781770563858","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781770563858_p0.jpg?v=1763706537","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781770563858","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}