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From Asgard to Valhalla: The Remarkable History of the Norse Myths
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by Heather O'Donoghue
Sales Rank: 322964
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List Price: $35.00
$28.00
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 224 pages
Published by: I. B. Tauris September 4, 2007
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1845113578
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1845113575
Book Dimensions:
9.2 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches
Weighs: 1.2 pounds
Product Review
"The fascination of the myths is brought to life in the charting of some surprising trajectories: from eddic poems to the imagined sublime, from the runic futhark to rune-yodelling and Paul Muldoon, and from Snorri to Matthew Arnold and fantasy comics. Heather O'Donoghue offers a fresh treatment of it all and offers a welcome enyclopedia of the literary (and political) reception of Old Norse mythology down to the present day."--Judy Quinn, University of Cambridge "O’Donoghue writes fascinatingly about the perpetuity of the myths" – Peter Conrad, Observer
Product Description
Whether it be Thor's powerful hammer, the mysterious valkyries, the palatial home of the gods - Asgard - or ravenous wolves and fierce elemental giants, the Norse myths are packed with vivid incident. This is the first book to show how the Norse myths have resonated from era to era: from Viking-age stories of ice and fire to the epic poetry of Beowulf; and from Wagner's Ring to Marvel Comics' Mighty Thor. Heather O'Donoghue considers the wider contexts of Norse mythology, including its origins, medieval expression and reception in post-medieval societies right up to the present. From Asgard to Valhalla is a book that will intrigue and delight anyone with an interest in how the Norse myths have so profoundly shaped the western cultural heritage.
Reader Reviews
O'Donoghue's books is a wonderful guide to the history/lore of Northern Mythology. Whether this is your chosen path, or whether you'r simply interested in this branch of mythology, Heather works with the sources and, though expressly not a believer, she makes it coherent and interesting and understandable without being simplistic or just another New Age book. This is clearly an academic book in the hands of someone who makes it into the interestesting and unique stories that constitute Norse mythology. Other than her one line that no one worships or believes in these guides any longer (not true, O'Donoghue!), this is an exceptional work, as an introduction or for those well-versed.
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