How Long to Read The Poetic Edda

How Long Does it Take to Read The Poetic Edda?

It takes the average reader 12 hours and 10 minutes to read The Poetic Edda by Edward Pettit

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book is an edition and translation of one of the most important and celebrated sources of Old Norse-Icelandic mythology and heroic legend, namely the medieval poems now known collectively as the Poetic Edda or Elder Edda. Included are thirty-six texts, which are mostly preserved in medieval manuscripts, especially the thirteenth-century Icelandic codex traditionally known as the Codex Regius of the Poetic Edda. The poems cover diverse subjects, including the creation, destruction and rebirth of the world, the dealings of gods such as Óðinn, Þórr and Loki with giants and each other, and the more intimate, personal tragedies of the hero Sigurðr, his wife Guðrún and the valkyrie Brynhildr. Each poem is provided with an introduction, synopsis and suggestions for further reading. The Old Norse texts are furnished with a textual apparatus recording the manuscript readings behind this edition’s emendations, as well as select variant readings. The accompanying translations, informed by the latest scholarship, are concisely annotated to make them as accessible as possible. As the first open-access, single-volume parallel Old Norse edition and English translation of the Poetic Edda, this book will prove a valuable resource for students and scholars of Old Norse literature. It will also interest those researching other fields of medieval literature (especially Old English and Middle High German), and appeal to a wider general audience drawn to the myths and legends of the Viking Age and subsequent centuries.

How long is The Poetic Edda?

The Poetic Edda by Edward Pettit is 730 pages long, and a total of 182,500 words.

This makes it 246% the length of the average book. It also has 223% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Poetic Edda Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 16 hours and 37 minutes to read The Poetic Edda aloud.

What Reading Level is The Poetic Edda?

The Poetic Edda is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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