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Middle High German Legends in English Translation.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Leiden : Leiden University Press, [2021]Copyright date: 2021Description: 1 online resource (268 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9789400604186
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 830.8002 23
LOC classification:
  • PT1384 .J336 2022
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources:
Contents:
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
Summary: "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. "
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9789400604186

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

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"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. "

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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