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title: "The Poetic Edda: The Mythological Poems (Dover Literature: Poetry)"
brand: "henry adams bellows"
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# The Poetic Edda: The Mythological Poems (Dover Literature: Poetry)

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The Poetic Edda: The Mythological Poems (Dover Literature: Poetry)

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## Customer Reviews

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    Only half the Edda
  

*by J***R on Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2006*

This is an excellent translation from Henry Bellows, easy to understand and with many footnotes.  This is the version I use when I read the poems aloud.The spelling he chose for transliterated names doesn't follow the common style, Voluspo is usually Voluspa, Hovamol is usually Havamal, etc, but these differences are minor and easy to get used to.  The print is a facsmile (typical of this publisher) but clear and easy to read, and the binding is good quality (unlike products from some similar companies).Unfortunately Dover only published half of the book, the section referred to to as the "Mythological Lays", and have omitted the "Heroic Lays", assuming I suppose that we'd only want to read the poems referring directly to the gods.  They do clearly admit the omission at the beginning of the book.  Much of the ancient scandinavian works we have are regarding heroes related to the gods, so to focus completely on the gods themselves is to miss pieces of the whole picture.  Some researchers (in the minority) even suggest that the "Heroic Lays" are actually stories about the gods under different names, which was a very common practice (as you'll see when you read the poems that are included).  So I consider the omission very unfortunate.Despite that complaint I think this book is worth the cost.  Unless you want to print your own (the Bellows translation is in the public domain), this book is an excellent choice for what it does have.  Just be aware of what you're missing.Edit: Dover has recently announced that they will finally release the second half of the book, 

  
The Poetic Edda: The Heroic Poems (Dover Value Editions)

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    Good looking book
  

*by D***A on Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2019*

I bought this as a gift so I don't know if it is any good. But the print and cover look nice and the delivery was fast so I would recommend it.

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    It is a great resource. Tough to understand as a beginner.
  

*by K***E on Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2021*

It is a great resource. Tough to understand as a beginner.

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