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Nom légal: Crawford, Jackson W.
Autres noms: CRAWFORD, Jackson W.
CRAWFORD, Jackson
Date de naissance: 1985-08-28
Sexe: male
Nationalité: USA
Lieu de naissance: Houston, Texas, USA
Lieux de résidence: Boulder, Colorado, USA
Organisations: University of Colorado Boulder

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The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes par Anonymous Anonymous

Hollander's translation is virtually unreadable without a dictionary in the other hand and an enormous patience. Will come back to this again with another translation.

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pigeoncube | 2 autres critiques | Oct 29, 2023 |

The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and… par Jackson Crawford

An interesting translation of these famous poems from an insightful and erudite translator. An introduction and notes beginning each chapter explain the various poems context and the translation choices the author makes, offering an added layer of depth. I listened to part of this as an audiobook narrated by the author, Jackson Crawford, and found his delivery engaging and nuanced. While I wouldn’t necessarily recommend this book as anyone’s first foray into Norse mythology, it is written in an easily accessible style that would be useful for beginners.… (plus d'informations)

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Autolycus21 | 2 autres critiques | Oct 10, 2023 |

The Saga of the Volsungs: With the Saga of Ragnar… par Jackson Crawford

Always a pleasure to reread this lyrical and competent translation.

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Autolycus21 | 2 autres critiques | Oct 10, 2023 |

The Poetic Edda par Jackson Crawford

[This rating and review refers to the Crawford translation.]
The newest Edda in my collection, and very readable. Good introductions to the various poems, and while he's tried to keep the poetry intact, it reads more like modern free verse than medieval chant. Some of his modern word choices raise the eyebrows - "cows" for "cattle", "slobber" for "froth".

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dhaxton | 2 autres critiques | Jun 27, 2023 |

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