Perspectives on the Old Saxon Heliand : introductory and critical essays, with an edition of the Leipzig fragment / editor, Valentine A. Pakis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pakis, Valentine A.

Series:

Medieval European studies ; 12.

Medieval European studies ; 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heliand.

Old Saxon language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 335 pages) : color illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Morgantown, W. Va. : West Virginia University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Heliand , the Old Saxon poem based on the life of Christ in the Gospels, has become more available to students of Anglo-Saxon culture as its influence has reached into a wider range of fields from history to linguistics, literature, and religion.

Contents:

Front Cover; Medieval European Studies Series Page; Contents; Preface; I Introductions to the Heliand and its Language; The Historical Setting of the Heliand, the Poem, and theManuscripts; The Saxons; The Early Missions; The Arian and Moslem Threats; The English Mission; Charlemagne and Europe; Charlemagne and the Saxons; The Consolidation of Power; Semantic Hurdles to the Task of Conversion; The Poem; Heliand Verse; The Dating of the Heliand and the Praefatio; The Manuscripts; The Fitts; A Comparison of the M and C Manuscripts; The Old Saxon Heliand; Introduction; Warrior Culture in the Poem

Mythological Incorporations; Magical Elements; Epic Structure; The Theme of Light in the Poem; An Overview of Old Saxon Linguistics, 1992-2008; II The Diatessaronic Tradition; The Parable of the Fisherman in the Heliand; Introduction; The Reconstruction of the Original Latin Diatessaron Text; The Reconstruction of the Latin Diatessaron; Differences between the Reconstruction and the Fuldensis; Some Observations on the Latin Reconstruction; Out of the Sea; Sagena or Rete?; The Heliand and Quispel's Reconstruction; Concerning the Vorlage of the Heliand; The Man who Cast a Seine; Conclusion

(Un)Desirable Origins; Jesus Christ in German Clothes; The Ur-Resistible Heliand; Manus profanae emendationis; Tatiankultus; Conclusion; III Orality and Narrative Tradition; Was the Heliand Poet Illiterate?; Introduction; Word for Word Repetitions; The Irregular Beginning of Fitts; Orality as a Medium; Difficulties with the Spiritual Meaning of the Text; The Origin of the Heliand and the Legend of the Poet; The Hatred of Enemies: Germanic Heroic Poetry and the Narrative Design of the Heliand; IV The Portrayal of the Jews in the Heliand; The Jews in the Heliand

Jesus Christ between Jews and Heathens; I; II; III; IV; V The Discovery of the Leipzig Fragment (2006); A New Heliand Fragment From the Leipzig University Library; Fragment L; The Text; Diplomatic Rendition; Recto; Verso; Normalized Rendition; The Language of L; The Interlinear Glosses in L and P; The Relationship of L and C; Some Additional Remarks; Outer side: Heliand (L); Inner side: Heliand (L); Works Cited; Back Cover

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-335).

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ISBN:

1-935978-35-7

OCLC:

923514534

Publisher Number:

2027/heb08898 hdl