Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook. From Gaiman's deft and witty prose emerges the gods with their fiercely competitive natures, their susceptibility to being duped and to dupe others, and their tendency to let passion ignite their actions, making these long-ago myths breathe pungent life again. Book 1 Norse Mythology I 1 by Neil Gaiman 3. Gaiman stays true to the myths while vividly reincarnating Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning Thor, Odin's son, incredibly strong yet not the wisest of gods and Loki, the son of a giant, a trickster and unsurpassable manipulator. Norse Mythology I Series by Neil Gaiman Norse Mythology I Series 6 primary works 7 total works 6-issue limited series, see Norse Mythology for the list of complete trade paperbacks. In Norse Mythology, Gaiman fashions primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds delves into the exploits of the deities, dwarves, and giants and culminates in Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods and the rebirth of a new time and people. Now he turns his attention back to the source, presenting a bravura rendition of the great northern tales. Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Introducing an instant classic-master storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a dazzling version of the great Norse myths. Norse Mythology, by Neil Gaiman Gaiman’s no stranger to Norse gods (see: American Gods, highlighted below), but in his new book, he’s not simply picking apart old myths and using the parts to build new storieshe’s actually recasting them and retelling them with a modern approach.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |