親愛的讀者，您好

您目前購物車有0 本

Shopping Cart0 books

首頁

書籍總覽

小說/散文

小說/散文

Norse Mythology

出版社： W.W.Norton & Company. Inc. Publishers

書林書號：

20215590

作者：

Gaiman, Neil

定價：

900

會員價：

$765

ISBN：

9780393609097

出版年份：

2017

裝訂：

精裝

總頁數：

308

本書介紹
作者

《北歐神話》

作者Neil Gaiman長期以來受古代神話的啟發，創造了他的小說世界。現在將注意力轉向了源頭。透過Gaiman靈巧且機智的文字，讓遠古時代的神話故事增添了小說的元
素，重新呈現了北歐神話。本書從阿斯嘉(傳說中的九個神話世界之一)的起源開始，介紹各神祗的故事，如主神奧丁、雷神索爾以及惡作劇之神洛基；也同時描繪其他神話世界的人物，如矮人族、巨人族等，讓各種神話角色的特質活靈活現地呈現在讀者面前，使古老神話故事重新獲得新生。

Summary

Introducing an instant classic: master storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a dazzling version of the great Norse myths.

Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns his attention back to the source, presenting a bravura rendition of the great northern tales. In Norse Mythology, Gaiman stays true to the myths in envisioning the major Norse pantheon: Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning; Thor, Odin’s son, incredibly strong yet not the wisest of gods; and Loki - son of a giant - blood brother to Odin, and a trickster and unsurpassed manipulator.

Gaiman fashions these primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds and delves into the exploits of deities, dwarfs, and giants. Once, when Thor’s hammer is stolen, Thor must disguise himself as a woman - difficult with his beard and huge appetite - to steal it back. More poignant is the tale in which the blood of Kvasir - wisest of gods - is turned into a mead that infuses drinkers with poetry. The work culminates in Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods and rebirth of a new time and people.

Through Gaiman’s deft and witty prose these gods emerge with their fiercely competitive natures, their susceptibility to being duped and to duping others, and their tendency to let passion ignite their actions - making these ancient myths breathe pungent life again.

尼爾·蓋曼(Neil Gaiman)是出生於英格蘭的猶太裔作家，寫作領域跨及奇科幻長短篇小說、視覺文學、漫畫及劇本編寫。被史蒂芬·金譽為「故事寶窟」，名列文學傳記辭典十大後現代作家。代表作有《睡魔》漫畫系列、小說《星塵》及《美國眾神》。