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Perspectives on the Old Saxon Heliand: introductory and critical essays, with an edition of the Leipzig fragment
Valentine A. Pakis-
Frontmatter
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Preface (Valentine A. Pakis, page vii)
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I. Introductions to the Heliand and its Language
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The Historical Setting of the Heliand, the Poem, and the Manuscripts (James E. Cathey, page 3)
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The Old Saxon Heliand (G. Ronald Murphy, page 34)
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An Overview of Old Saxon Linguistics, 1992-2008 (Marc Pierce, page 63)
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II. The Diatessaronic Tradition
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The Parable of the Fisherman in the Heliand: The Old Saxon Version of Matthew 13:47-50 (Tjitze Baarda, page 93)
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(Un)Desirable Origins: The Heliand and the Gospel of Thomas (Valentine A. Pakis, page 120)
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III. Orality and Narrative Tradition
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Was the Heliand Poet Illiterate? (Harald Haferland, page 167)
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The Hatred of Enemies: Germanic Heroic Poetry and the Narrative Design of the Heliand (Harald Haferland, page 208)
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IV. The Portrayal of the Jews in the Heliand
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The Jews in the Heliand (G. Ronald Murphy, page 237)
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Jesus Christ between Jews and Heathens: The Germanic Mission and the Portrayal of Christ in the Old Saxon Heliand (Martin Friedrich, page 254)
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V. The Discovery of the Leipzig Fragment (2006)
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A New Heliand Fragment from the Leipzig University Library (Hans Ulrich Schmid, page 281)
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Plates: Leipzig, Universitätsbibliothek, Thomas 4073 (MS), outer side (page 303)
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Plates: Leipzig, Universitätsbibliothek, Thomas 4073 (MS), inner side (page 304)
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Works Cited (page 305)
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Published: 2010
Publisher: West Virginia University Press
- 9781933202495 (paper)
- 9781935978350 (ebook)