{"product_id":"the-poetic-edda-9781552452967","title":"The Poetic Edda","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is a wonderful new edition of the \u003ci\u003ePoetic Edda\u003c\/i\u003e. It captures the language, vitality, and rhythms of the original.\" - Jesse Byock, PhD, UCLA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGods, giants, the undead, dwarves, Valkyries, heroes, kidnapping, dragons, and a giant wolf are just some of the stars in these Norse tales. Committed to vellum in Iceland around 1270, \u003ci\u003eThe Poetic Edda\u003c\/i\u003e has compelled the likes of Richard Wagner, J. R. R. Tolkien, Jorge Luis Borges, and W.H. Auden. Jeramy Dodds transmits the Old Icelandic text into English without chipping the patina of the original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeramy Dodds\u003c\/strong\u003e's \u003ci\u003eCrabwise to the Hounds\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize and won the Trillium Book Award for poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47600102179052,"sku":"9781552452967","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6029606d7576d61f2e109d95bb7c41ae.jpg?v=1778021186","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-poetic-edda-9781552452967","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}