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Norse Mythology for Bostonians: A Transcription of the Impudent Edda
Paperback
Publisher Price: $14.00
ISBN13: 9780578586526
Publisher: Puffin Carcass
Published: Jan 29 2020
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.46
Height: 0.54 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Norse Mythology for Bostonians is a humorous retelling of the trials and tribulations of Odin, Thor, and the other Norse gods. Regarded as an authentic, new Edda (as the original Icelandic source material is called), the main narrative is told in the charmingly quaint dialect of a foul-mouthed Bostonian. New mythological episodes, such as Thor's attempt to renew his driver's license and Odin's mysterious journey to Boston Common, supplement the more traditional stories such as Odin's acquisition of the mead of poetry and the theft of Idunn's apples of youth. Substantial historical background information about the myths is provided in the introductory material, as well as in the footnotes that occur throughout the volume.
Based on the long-running McSweeney's Internet Tendency column Norse History for Bostonians, Norse Mythology for Bostonians, introduces readers to a fresh, new perspective on both familiar and previously unknown narratives of Norse mythology.
***Please note that the majority of the text of Norse Mythology for Bostonians is written in phonetic Bostonian, as shown in this example taken from the chapter titled Hostile Cattle Decapitation Day: All the gods ahr ovah r'at Thor's house pahtyin' hahd since that's what they do, n' they run outtah fuckin' booze! If you prefer to read words written with normal spelling conventions, then please check out The Impudent Edda, which offers an expanded version of the same book translated into standard English.***
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