developer in norway. i read mostly technical books, sci-fi and fantasy - for my own enjoyment of course. life is too short to finish a boring book.
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excellent and good transcription and translation and lots of information about the ancient text.
after the text and translation of the poem he goes through every (i think) verse and calls out particular points about translation and meanings.
and for good measure he includes a couple of more texts AND his own, delightful "cowboy" version of the first part of hávamál, which reads very well indeed!
wonderful!
For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike--either free and equal …
the main thesis of this book is an attack on the just-so story of how civilizations always progress through hunter-gatherers to agriculture and urbanism followed by a "modern" state. it builds this thesis very thoroughly.
an extremely important and well-written sholarly book.
on re-reading this book after a few years i feel sad that i haven't been able to use the techniques and approaches in it more fully in my life.
the book is excellent.
The world has finally awoken to the reality of climate breakdown and ecological collapse. Now …
this is a desperately intelligent and wise call for humanity to change away from our current exploitative and doomed ways
The Last Emperox is the thrilling conclusion to the award-winning, New York Times and USA …
make sure to read "the collapsing empire" and "the consuming fire" first
RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA (Rendezvous With Rama) (Hardcover, 1974, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc. N.Y.)
Written in 1973, a massive 50 kilometre long alien cylinder begins to pass through the …
the characters were a bit no-nonsense and technical, but the setting was immensely good