TY - BOOK AU - Jacobs,Jef AU - Louwen AU - Veldhoen AU - Verkerk,Barend TI - Middle High German Legends in English Translation SN - 9789400604186 AV - PT1384 .J336 2022 U1 - 830.8002 23 PY - 2021///] CY - Leiden PB - Leiden University Press KW - German literature KW - Middle High German, 1050-1500 KW - Translations into English KW - Cultural Studies KW - Language and Literature KW - Leiden University Press KW - Medieval Studies KW - Religion and Theology KW - HISTORY / Medieval KW - bisacsh KW - Medieval legends, Bible and Apocryph, Middle High German, Legend compilation N1 - Frontmatter --; Table of Contents --; Preface --; Note on the translation process --; I The Medieval legend --; Introduction --; The origin of the Christian legends and their medieval successors --; Legend: the concept --; The works of the ‘Wild Man’ --; The legends: Veronica-Vespasianus --; The Theophilus legend --; The Legend of the True Cross --; The Pagan Royal Couple --; II The Legends --; Veronica --; Vespasian --; Theophilus --; The Legend of the True Cross --; The Pagan Royal Couple --; Endnotes --; References/Bibliography --; Indices; restricted access N2 - "This book contains five legends from the German Middle Ages, presented in the Middle High German source language, with a modern English translation. These include the narratives of Veronica, Vespasian, Theophilus, Mary Magdalene and the miraculous history of the True Cross. This outstanding and timely translation of these Middle High German texts will make them more accessible to an English speaking academic community. The introduction provides an overview of Germanic legend research, discusses the main principal themes in medieval German legends and provides summary introductions to each of the texts. The translations are easy to read and successful at finding the balance between faithfulness to original and providing the readership with a serviceable text. Through this book, beginners as well as advanced students should be able to gain knowledge in various fields: linguistic in mastering Middle High German and translation skills, literary-historical in acquiring and broadening knowledge of a literary genre that is typical for the Middle Ages and medieval literature. The book is also aimed at students and scholars who are not proficient in Middle High German. The English translation will give them access to this important field. " UR - https://doi.org/10.24415/9789400604186 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9789400604186 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9789400604186/original ER -