Perspectives on the Old Saxon Heliand : introductory and critical essays, with an edition of the Leipzig fragment /

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Heliand, the Old Saxon poem based on the life of Christ in the Gospels, is now readily available to students of Anglo-Saxon culture, history, linguistics, literature, and religion. In Perspectives on the Old Saxon Heliand, Valentine Pakis brings together recent scholarship to address new turns in th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Pakis, Valentine A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2010.
Edición:1st edition.
Colección:Medieval European studies ; 12.
Temas:
Heliand.
Heliand
Old Saxon language.
Language and languages.
Language
Vieux saxon (Langue)
Langage et langues.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > German.
Language and languages
Old Saxon language
"Multi-User"
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 ManuscriptsThe 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, 1992â€?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 ReconstructionOut of the Sea
  • Sagena or Rete?
  • The Heliand and Quispelâ€?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 TextThe 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 PThe Relationship of L and C
  • Some Additional Remarks
  • Outer side: Heliand (L)
  • Inner side: Heliand (L)
  • Works Cited
  • Back Cover

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