The Edda (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Source and the Study on the Divine Mythology of the NorthBy L. Winifred Faraday
Length3h 6m
About this audiobook
L. Winifred Faraday's The Edda is a lucid introduction to the mythological and heroic substance of the Old Norse Eddic tradition. Drawing chiefly on the Poetic Edda and Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda, Faraday presents the gods, giants, cosmology, eschatology, and legendary cycles of the North with admirable compression. Her style is scholarly but accessible, shaped by early twentieth-century philology and comparative mythology, and attentive to the literary power of terse alliterative verse, tragic heroism, and mythic fatalism. Faraday was a British medievalist and translator whose work reflects a broad interest in northern and Celtic heroic literatures. Her familiarity with saga narrative, mythic pattern, and oral-derived poetic forms enabled her to treat the Edda not merely as antiquarian material, but as a coherent imaginative inheritance. Writing at a time when Norse sources were being increasingly systematized for English readers, she helped mediate between specialist scholarship and educated public curiosity. This book is recommended for readers seeking a concise, intelligent gateway into Norse mythology before approaching the primary texts. It will especially reward students of medieval literature, comparative myth, and the cultural imagination behind Tolkien and modern fantasy.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.0 (137)
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GenreLiterary Classics
Length3 hrs 6 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 29, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1One Thousand and One Nights (Complete Annotated Edition) (Annotated)
2Volume 1
3Volume 2
4Memorable Quotes
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