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Cargando... Bloodhoofpor Gerður Kristný
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"Bloodhoof is the re-casting into compulsively spare modern verse of an ancient Eddic poem - but this only begins to hint at its attractions. It is a minimalist epic telling of the abduction of Gerður Gymisdóttir from the land of giants to the court of Freyr of the 'wolf-grey eyes', and the subsequent events culminating in the birth of her son and her hopes of being saved by her own kin."--Back cover. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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 Google Books — Cargando...GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)839.6915Literature German and related languages Other Germanic literatures Old Norse, Old Icelandic, Icelandic, Faroese literatures Modern West Scandinavian; Modern Icelandic Modern Icelandic poetryClasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio: (3.5)
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Gerdur Gymisdottir.
In terms of the verse itself, this is a very short read with an illuminating introduction from Rory McTurk describing the background to this modern reworking of ancient myth. Despite his acclaimed translation, McTurk highly recommends the reader to read aloud in the original Icelandic (my edition is dual language) to acquire a real flavour for the distinctive metre that the author has employed. Quite a challenge...
As the publishers state "You could read the whole book in perhaps half an hour but it will take many months or years to begin to clear the ghosts and long-dead heroes from your mind." ( http://www.arcpublications.co.uk/books/gerdur-kristny-bloodhoof-444 )