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The Heliand

The Heliand Translated from the Old Saxon - University of North Carolina Studies in Germanic Languages and Literature

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Publisher's Synopsis

Mariana Scott, poet and translator of Hofmannsthal, Meyrink, Celan, and others, translates the eighth-century Old Saxon Heliand into its original meter in this work originally published in 1966. This anonymous masterpiece presents the life of Christ and affords an excellent insight into medieval life.

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Book information

ISBN: 9781469658339
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 216
Weight: 300g
Height: 228mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 12mm