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

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-335).

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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, 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 ReconstructionOut 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 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

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 the field and engage with relevant academic arguments of the past three decades. Furthering the ongoing critical discussion of both text and culture, this volume reflects the current state of medieval studies while demonstrating its evolution since the 1970s. --Book Jacket.

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