German Epic Poetry (German Library) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826407420 ISBN 13: 9780826407429

Publisher: Continuum Intl Pub Group, 1995

Synopsis

Heroic poetry from the great epics of German literature. Includes Jungere Hildebrandslied, The Battle of Ravenna, Bitterolf and Dietlieb, and The Rose Garden (Version A).

About this title

From the Back Cover

This is volume 1 in The German Library in 100 Volumes. It includes a comprehensive foreword to the entire series by the general editor Volkmar Sanders. It also features the following works: The Older Lay of Hildebrand, The Nibelungenlied, The Younger Lay of Hildebrand, The Battle of Ravenna, Biterolf and Dietleib, and The Rose Garden (Version A). In many ways, German, as well as all modern Western literature, is grounded in the epic (or heroic) poetry of this seminal volume.

About the Author

Volkmar Sander is general editor of the German Library in 100 Volumes. Formerly Erich Maria Remarque Professor of German and director/founder of the Deutsches Haus at New York University, Sander now lives with his wife, Margret Sander, in Germany.

Edition details

• Publisher: Continuum Intl Pub Group
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0826407420
• ISBN 13: 9780826407429
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 338
• Editor: Gentry Francis G., Walter James K.