Hi,
I know what a "compiler" is for computers.
(it is a translator from high level programming to low level machine
language :)

If you look at the (poetic) Edda edition from before 1867,
you will see a big difference compared with Bugge.
Bugge has a very extensive apparatus, and tries
to keep the original spelling of the Mss.

I do not think a similar edition was ever created
after 1867, and so it is still standard reference.

(if you know of any, I should be interested to hear about it)

Xigung

--- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, "Lazarus Black" <lazarus@...> wrote:
>
> Can anyone explain definitively why Bugge's compilation of the
"Poetic" Edda
> is more valuable than others? I know that it is a compilation of several
> different sources and I have a copy of his and of the sources, but I was
> wondering if there was another compiled version that is comparable or
> possibly better to begin my own translation (for my own use - not for
> publication)?
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Laz