German hero-sagas and folk-tales
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Author
Contributions
- Kiddell-Monroe, Joan, ill. - Contributor
Publication
1993 - Oxford University Press, Oxford, England
Language
English
Word Count
49,000 words, Guess
Page Count
196 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1214644M
- ISBN-100192741632
- OCLC Control Number29636000
- OCLC Control Number7907734
- Internet Archivegermanherosagasf0000pica
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- Library of Congress Control Number94211929
- Goodreads841795
- LibraryThing1842132
Classifications
- DDC398.2/0943/02
- LCCPZ8.1.P6 Ge 1993
- LCCPZ8.1.P6Ge 1993
Description
As the title suggests, German Hero-Sagas and Folk-Tales is divided into two parts. In the first section, Barbara Leonie Picard retells in condensed, third-person prose four celebrated medieval Germanic epic narratives: Gudrun, Dietrich of Bern, Walther of Aquitaine, and the Nibelungenlied. Originally employing elaborate medieval strophic forms and composed variously in Middle High German or Old Norse, Picard’s modern adaptations masterfully capture much of the authentic atmosphere associated with the epic milieu....
Subjects
Series Statement
- Oxford myths and legends
Other Editions
- German hero-sagas and folk-tales
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