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Three-volume collection of The Poetic Edda, edited with translation, introduction, and commentary by Ursula Dronke. Included are Volume I: Heroic Poems, Volume II: Mythological Poems, and Volume III: Mythological Poems II. The Poetic Edda preserves some of the most important surviving works of Old Norse literature, bringing together heroic legends and mythological poems concerning the gods, heroes, beliefs, and traditions of the medieval Norse world. Dronke presents the original material alongside translation and extensive scholarly commentary. Volume I – Heroic Poems: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1969, copyright Oxford University Press 1969. Volume II – Mythological Poems: Clarendon Press, Oxford. Copyright 1997, with the photographed copyright page identifying this copy as a 1999 reprint. Volume III – Mythological Poems II: Oxford University Press. Copyright and first published 2011. This is a particularly substantial scholarly grouping because it brings together the first three volumes of Dronke’s important Poetic Edda edition, spanning both the heroic and mythological portions of the work. Condition: Hardcover volumes with protective dust jackets where shown. The orange dust jackets on Volumes I and III show some light shelf wear, rubbing, and minor edge wear. Volume II appears in a dark protective covering in the photographs. Interiors appear generally clean with some light age-related toning or minor marks visible. Please examine all photographs closely for the exact condition and completeness of each volume. Your books will be carefully packaged to ensure they arrive safely. Please review all photographs, as they are considered part of the description.