Elegiae vs Hávamál: Which Should You Read?

Elegiae Sextus Propertius · 1780 ★★★★☆ 3.9 174 pages · ≈ 3 h 13 m · Demanding

“CYNTHIA was the first To capture with her eyes my pitiable self: Till then I was free from desire's contagion.”

Of all the Greek and Latin love poets, Propertius (c.50-10 BC) is one of those who perhaps holds most immediate appeal for the twentieth century reader. His helpless infatuation for the sinister figure of his mistress…

Hávamál · 1986 ★★★★☆ 4.0 157 pages · ≈ 2 h 54 m · Challenging

Hávamál er kvæði úr eddukvæðum. Hávamál merkir mál hins háa, en hinn hái er Óðinn og er kvæðið lífsspeki hans, og inniheldur hvortveggja hvunndagslegar ráðleggingar og háspekilegt efni. Eina forna eintakið af Hávamáli…