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The Beginnings of German Literature

By Cyril Edwards

The Beginnings of German Literature Contemporary literature

The Beginnings of German Literature

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For the German-speaking peoples under the Carolingians (c. 750-950 AD), the dominant literary tongue was Latin, but during the period between the eighth and tenth centuries the dialects of Old High German in the south and Old Saxon in the north entered the realm of written languages. Cyril Edwards explores a number of instances in his book, beginning with a look at the recording and survival of the earliest continuous German texts, before turning to the specific examples. These are: the Wessobrunn Prayer, the earliest religious poem in German; the Merseburg Charms, pagan survivals in a Christian manuscript, summoning gods familiar from the Old Norse pantheon; the earliest traces of the love lyric; and the Ossian of the period, an ingenious forgery that was a cause célèbre in the nineteenth century, the Old High German Lullaby.
Product details
Number of Pages:
216
Release Date:
2002-05-01
Publication Date:
2001-01-01
Publisher:
Camden House
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
157113235X
ISBN13:
9781571132352
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
508 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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