a conservative sparseness that often comes close to echoing the terseness of the Old Norse Eddic metres. Crawford's sense of rhythm is perhaps his strongest suit here, contributing significantly to the readability of the verse. A published poet in his own right, Crawford renders his translation in a modest, cautiously elegant free verse with a rigorous consistency that gives the material fluency impossible in a translation reflecting the original Old Norse syntax. These amazing texts from a 13th-century Icelandic manuscript are of huge historical, mythological and. Commentary is minimal but useful, and the verse itself is presented in a visually clear style. Description - The Poetic Edda by Jackson Crawford. Van Deusen, University of Alberta, in Scandinavian-Canadian Studies, "Crawford's Edda is easy to pick up and read. I will most certainly be using this translation when I teach Norse mythology in the future and will recommend it to anyone looking for an approachable introduction to the subject." -Natalie M. Crawford's knowledge of and passion for the topic is clear throughout, and he strikes an excellent balance between approachability and authenticity. 2017), The Saga of the Volsungs) has an active and popular Youtube channel, "An excellent and entertaining work that succeeds in achieving its intended purpose: to create an accessible and readable English translation of the Poetic Edda. Jackson Crawford (translator of The Poetic Edda and soon be released, (Sept.
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