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Publication
Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2002.
Description
Presents the reader with explanatory commentary that encompasses both the scientific and the poetic and treats them both with equal felicity. The volume also contains something that is exceptionally valuable and cannot be found in English: a compact and serviceable grammar of Old Saxon and an appended glossary that defines all of the vocabulary found in this edited version of the Heliand.
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LibraryThing member medievalmama
Excellent, easy to use edition with clear description of process and contents. Far better than what was previously available. I have both the hardcover on loan and the trade paperback. It includes background information, commentary, glossary, and a fairly large grammar section in addition to the
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editor's choice of the text of the _Heliand_. Highly recommend to anyone wanting to see, read, use the original of this very interesting version of the gospels in Old Saxon. Show Less
Language
Original language
Germanic (Other)
Physical description
xi, 360 p.; 23 inches
ISBN
0937058645 / 9780937058640
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