Loki
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With the trickster, Loki, as your guide, journey to the ancient forests of Scandinavia and bear witness to the legends of Norse mythology. Starting with the Norse creation myths, the trickster god Loki takes the reader on a wild ride through Norse mythology, from the era when the gods-the founders of Asgard-defeated a race of monsters, and then hurtles through legendary stories, including Odin hanging himself on the World Tree, the theft of the corrupting gold ring, and the murder of Baldr, the god of love and the sun. Born within the heart of a fire in the hollow of a tree-trunk, Loki arrives in Asgard as an outsider. He is a trickster, an unreliable narrator, the god of intelligence and politics. In spite of his cleverness and sparkling wit (or, perhaps, because of this), Loki struggles to find his place among the old patriarchal gods of supernatural power and is constantly at odds with the god of thunder-Thor. Alongside the politics of Asgard, the novel charts the course of Loki's many loves and families, from his mothering of Odin's famous horse to his intense, turbulent, and, eventually fatal relationship with Baldr the Beautiful-a tender and moving story of a love that goes wrong. This is a retelling that is contemporary in tone, at once amusing and relatable. It is a heartfelt plea to overthrow the old gods of power and authority and instigate a new era ruled by love and intelligence.
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Burgess, M. (2023). Loki. [United States], Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Burgess, Melvin. 2023. Loki. [United States], Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Burgess, Melvin, Loki. [United States], Pegasus Books, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Burgess, Melvin. Loki. [United States], Pegasus Books, 2023.
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| dateLastUpdated | Sep 25, 2024 10:46:25 PM |
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