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Title: Edda (Everyman Paperback Classics) by Snorri Sturluson, Anthony Faulkes ISBN: 0-460-87616-3 Publisher: Everymans Library Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)

Rating: 4
Summary: Good, but not for dilettantes
Comment: There are two chief sources for the Norse myths, the Elder (Poetic) Edda and the Younger (Prose) Edda. This is a translation of the Prose Edda and includes the creation of the earth from the remains of the giant Ymir, the death of Baldr, the twilight of the gods (Ragnarök), and certain stories of Sigurd and Brynhild (Siegfried and Brünnhilde in Wagner's operas). Most translations include only the parts that are "of interest to the general reader", but this one is complete, so you can make your own judgment about which parts to read and which to skip. The translation is solid, though perhaps a little flat at times, and the price is right. Definitely for those with more than a passing interest in Norse mythology, though; if you just want to read the stories without bothering about the literary sources, you might be better off with a retelling, e.g. Favorite Norse Myths by Mary Pope Osborne.

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