The Saxon Savior: The Germanic Transformation of the Gospel in the Ninth-Century Heliand
Autor G. Ronald Murphyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 aug 1995
texts--the Nativity, the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes and the Lord's Prayer, the Passion and Resurrection--are transformed into Germanic settings and concepts. The first book in English on The Heliand, this study offers a new socio-political explanation of the possible motives of the unknown
author in undertaking this enormous and brilliantly realized poetic task.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780195097207
ISBN-10: 0195097203
Pagini: 144
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 0195097203
Pagini: 144
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Descriere
The Heliand, a ninth-century Old Saxon epic verse retelling of the Gospel story is little studied today. This is the first detailed study of a unique masterpiece of early northern Germanic literature.