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The Penguin Book of Norse Myths: Gods of the Vikin by Kevin Crossley-Holland
ISBN: 9780241953211 PUBLISHER: Penguin Books Ltd FORMAT: Paperback PAGES: 320 PUBLICATION DATE: 7.04.2011 DIMENSIONS: 198mmX129mmX19mm 222grams
DESCRIPTION: Dramatic, compelling and comprehensive - the great cycle of Norse myths are retold for the modern reader in "The Penguin Book of Norse Myths" by Kevin Crossley-Holland. 'Burning ice, biting flame; that is how life begins'. The extraordinary Scandinavian myth cycle is one of the most enduring, exciting, dramatic and compelling of the world's great stories. A series of intertwined tales which together form a strange and fantastical world teeming with gods and goddesses, heroes and monsters, battles and couplings, the Norse myths are as exciting to read as they are of vast cultural and historical importance. Taking us from the creation of the world through the building of Asgard's Wall to the final end in Ragnorak, and featuring the exploits and adventures of such legendary figures as Odin, Thor and Loki, "The Penguin Book of the Norse Myths" brings alive the passion, cruelty and heroism of these unforgettable stories. "Stately or bucolic, heroic or comic, romantic or gross, horrific or gentle, deeply ironic or deeply moving, the myths here retold yield up their mood and substance". ("The Times Literary Supplement"). "A collection of dramatic, moving, intricately structured stories ...a scholarly survey and compendium of Norse mythology . ..a sustained poem distinguished by the icy precision of its language". ("The Times Educational Supplement"). Kevin Crossley-Holland is an eminent poet, trans
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