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Norse mythology / Neil Gaiman.
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- ISBN: 9780393609097 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 293 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First Edition.
- Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
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| Subject: | Mythology, Norse. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 293.13 Gai | 31681010043271 | NONFIC | Available | - |
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TheNew York Times best-selling author of A View From the Cheap Seats presents a bravura rendering of the major Norse pantheon that traces the genesis of the legendary nine worlds and the exploits of its characters, illuminating the characters and natures of iconic figures Odin, Thor and Loki. - Baker & Taylor
Presents a rendering of the major Norse pantheon that traces the genesis of the legendary nine worlds and the exploits of its characters, illuminating the characters and natures of iconic figures Odin, Thor, and Loki. - W W Norton & Co Inc
Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns his attention back to the source, presenting a bravura rendition of the great northern tales.In Norse Mythology, Gaiman stays true to the myths in envisioning the major Norse pantheon: Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning; Thor, Odinâs son, incredibly strong yet not the wisest of gods; and Lokiâson of a giantâblood brother to Odin and a trickster and unsurpassable manipulator.Gaiman fashions these primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds and delves into the exploits of deities, dwarfs, and giants. Once, when Thorâs hammer is stolen, Thor must disguise himself as a womanâdifficult with his beard and huge appetiteâto steal it back. More poignant is the tale in which the blood of Kvasirâthe most sagacious of godsâis turned into a mead that infuses drinkers with poetry. The work culminates in Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods and rebirth of a new time and people.Through Gaimanâs deft and witty prose emerge these gods with their fiercely competitive natures, their susceptibility to being duped and to duping others, and their tendency to let passion ignite their actions, making these long-ago myths breathe pungent life again. - WW Norton
Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns his attention back to the source, presenting a bravura rendition of the great northern tales.Norse MythologyGaiman fashions these primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds and delves into the exploits of deities, dwarfs, and giants. Once, when Thorâs hammer is stolen, Thor must disguise himself as a womanâdifficult with his beard and huge appetiteâto steal it back. More poignant is the tale in which the blood of Kvasirâthe most sagacious of godsâis turned into a mead that infuses drinkers with poetry. The work culminates in Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods and rebirth of a new time and people.Through Gaimanâs deft and witty prose emerge these gods with their fiercely competitive natures, their susceptibility to being duped and to duping others, and their tendency to let passion ignite their actions, making these long-ago myths breathe pungent life again. - WW Norton
Introducing an instant classicâmaster storytellerNeil Gaiman presents a dazzling version of thegreat Norse myths.
