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The Saxon Savior: The Germanic Transformation of the Gospel in the Ninth-Century Heliand

G. Ronald Murphy

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Description:This study is an interpretation and appreciation of the art of the Heliand, the 9th century Saxon epic poem in which the Christian Gospel of the four evangelists is translated in Germanic terms. Murphy examines in detail the ingenious and sensitive poetic analogies through which familiar texts--the Nativity, the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes and the Lord's Prayer, the Passion and Resurrection--are transformed into Germanic settings and concepts. The first book in English on The Heliand, this study offers a new socio-political explanation of the possible motives of the unknown author in undertaking this enormous and brilliantly realized poetic task.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Saxon Savior: The Germanic Transformation of the Gospel in the Ninth-Century Heliand. To get started finding The Saxon Savior: The Germanic Transformation of the Gospel in the Ninth-Century Heliand, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This study is an interpretation and appreciation of the art of the Heliand, the 9th century Saxon epic poem in which the Christian Gospel of the four evangelists is translated in Germanic terms. Murphy examines in detail the ingenious and sensitive poetic analogies through which familiar texts--the Nativity, the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes and the Lord's Prayer, the Passion and Resurrection--are transformed into Germanic settings and concepts. The first book in English on The Heliand, this study offers a new socio-political explanation of the possible motives of the unknown author in undertaking this enormous and brilliantly realized poetic task.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Saxon Savior: The Germanic Transformation of the Gospel in the Ninth-Century Heliand. To get started finding The Saxon Savior: The Germanic Transformation of the Gospel in the Ninth-Century Heliand, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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