Gregorius A Medieval Oedipus Legend
Originally published in 1955, this rendering in rhyming couplets was the first English translation to appear of the medieval Oedipus legend of Gregorius, made known to readers by Thomas Mann in his novel "The Holy Sinner" (1951). The introduction situates Hartmann's poem in the panthe...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Middle English |
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina Press
1955, 1955
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Originally published in 1955, this rendering in rhyming couplets was the first English translation to appear of the medieval Oedipus legend of Gregorius, made known to readers by Thomas Mann in his novel "The Holy Sinner" (1951). The introduction situates Hartmann's poem in the pantheon of Gregorius legends by writers from Sophocles to Mann |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 144 pages |
| ISBN: | 0807888141 9780807888148 |