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Opere di Jackson Crawford

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Informazioni generali

Nome legale
Crawford, Jackson W.
Altri nomi
CRAWFORD, Jackson W.
CRAWFORD, Jackson
Data di nascita
1985-08-28
Sesso
male
Nazionalità
USA
Luogo di nascita
Houston, Texas, USA
Luogo di residenza
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Organizzazioni
University of Colorado Boulder

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Hollander's translation is virtually unreadable without a dictionary in the other hand and an enormous patience. Will come back to this again with another translation.
 
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pigeoncube | 2 altre recensioni | Oct 29, 2023 |
An interesting translation of these famous poems from an insightful and erudite translator. An introduction and notes beginning each chapter explain the various poems context and the translation choices the author makes, offering an added layer of depth. I listened to part of this as an audiobook narrated by the author, Jackson Crawford, and found his delivery engaging and nuanced. While I wouldn’t necessarily recommend this book as anyone’s first foray into Norse mythology, it is written in an easily accessible style that would be useful for beginners.… (altro)
 
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Autolycus21 | 2 altre recensioni | Oct 10, 2023 |
Always a pleasure to reread this lyrical and competent translation.
 
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Autolycus21 | 2 altre recensioni | Oct 10, 2023 |
[This rating and review refers to the Crawford translation.]
The newest Edda in my collection, and very readable. Good introductions to the various poems, and while he's tried to keep the poetry intact, it reads more like modern free verse than medieval chant. Some of his modern word choices raise the eyebrows - "cows" for "cattle", "slobber" for "froth".
 
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dhaxton | 2 altre recensioni | Jun 27, 2023 |

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Opere
8
Utenti
608
Popolarità
#41,354
Voto
4.2
Recensioni
9
ISBN
33
Lingue
1
Preferito da
1

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