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Over one thousand years ago, in mead halls and monasteries, the song of the Heliand was one of the delights of northern Europe. At last available in English prose, one of the oldest of the great Northern epics casts its spell anew. Its theme is not, as one might think, the mighty exploits of a hero in the mold of Beowulf, Siegfried, or Roland, but rather the life and deeds of Jesus, retold in an unexpectedly beautiful blending of the Germanic and the Christian. Bethlehem becomes a hill-fort, horses and horse-guards replace sheep and shepherds at the nativity, the prophets Simeon and Anna are soothsayers, and the twelve apostles are transformed into household warriors. Jesus himself both outfights his enemy and works powerful magic; he is the greatest of chieftains, the Chieftain of Mankind.
Greatly enriched by G. Ronald Murphy's introduction and notes, the Heliand sheds light on the early beginnings of Germanic literature and the origins of European civilization, including the violent conversion of the Saxon people during the northward expansion of Christianity. True to the generous spirit and poetic heart of the original, this peerless translation will enchant as well as instruct students of medieval literature, theology, comparative literature, and early German history.
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G. Ronald Murphy is at Georgetown University.
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The Heliand has a unique aura in the history of world literature. Its contemplative integration of Northern-European magic, sooth-saying, wizardry, fatalistic warrior virtues, personal mysticism, and the Christian gospel story give it a compelling power and charm. The Heliand was written in Old Saxon over a thousand years ago in the first half of the ninth century by an author whose mysterious identity has remained unknown.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A spirited retelling of the Gospel story in a Germanic setting, the ninth-century A.D. Old Saxon epic poem The Heliand is at last available in English in Ronald Murphy's graceful new translation. Representing the first full integration and poetic reworking of the Gospel story into Northern European warrior imagery and culture, the poem finds a place for many Old Northern religious concepts and images while remaining faithful to the orthodox Christianteaching of the Gospel of St. Mark. Accessible to students of medieval and comparative literature, Murphy's introduction and notes provide valuable insight and a cultural context for this unique masterpiece. A translation of a 9th-century Saxon epic poem that offers a poetic reworking of the Gospel into Northern European warrior imagery and culture. The text of the poem is accompanied by notes and an introduction that sheds light on the cultural context in which the poem was written. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780195073768
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