The Children of Odin: Nordic Gods and Heroes - Couverture souple

Colum, Padraic

 
9780760783313: The Children of Odin: Nordic Gods and Heroes
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0760783314 ISBN 13 : 9780760783313
Editeur : Barnes & Noble Inc, 2006

Synopsis

The Children of Odin: Nordic Gods and Heroes (1920) is a lyrical introduction to the myths and epic legends of the ancient Scandinavians. Fusing the disparate mythic accounts of his medieval sources, Irish-American poet Padraic Colum fashions a powerful tale of the divine adventures of gods and men, locked in an inexorable march of fate. Written in a style accessible to both children and adults, Colum's work offers a haunting and evocative portrait of the mythic world of the Viking Age.

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À propos de l?auteur

Padraic Colum was born in 1881 at Collumbkille, County Longford, Ireland, and was the oldest of eight children.  He was active in the Gaelic League and Irish Republican Army, and wrote plays for the Abbey Theatre, the premiere dramatic venue for Irish playwrights at the turn of the twentieth century.  He was acquainted with the prime movers of the Irish literary renaissance, including James Joyce, William Butler Yeats, and Lady Gregory.  In 1914, he emigrated from Ireland and settled in the United States, where he began a new career writing storybooks for children.  By the end of his career, he had published over fifty works.  He died in 1972.

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Éditeur
Barnes & Noble Inc
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0760783314
ISBN 13 
9780760783313
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
224
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Personne responsable
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