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Need Scholarly Advice Regarding Eddas
Dalboz
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The title pretty much says it, but I'll be more specific.
I'm looking to study both the Prose and Poetic Eddas. This is for my own enlightenment and not for a class or anything. Therefore, I have time to really get down into the nitty gritty and the desire to use said time. However, I would like recommendations for a good English translation/edition. I'm looking for something as complete as possible and as accurately translated as possible, but I don't really know where to look for such things since everyone seems to have an opinion online, as unusual as that sounds. But the PA Forums have very rarely steered me wrong in terms of advice.
So, please, recommend me some Eddas.
I'm looking to study both the Prose and Poetic Eddas. This is for my own enlightenment and not for a class or anything. Therefore, I have time to really get down into the nitty gritty and the desire to use said time. However, I would like recommendations for a good English translation/edition. I'm looking for something as complete as possible and as accurately translated as possible, but I don't really know where to look for such things since everyone seems to have an opinion online, as unusual as that sounds. But the PA Forums have very rarely steered me wrong in terms of advice.
So, please, recommend me some Eddas.
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In any case with something like this (I do similar with Sappho) you want ALL the translations. The Bellows is a good, solid Modernist effort. Andersen and Brodeur are good for prose translations.
There are a lot which are, due to the subject matter, available online. Read them all.