Gregorius - A Medieval Oedipus Legend (Paperback)


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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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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Imprint

The University of North Carolina Press

Country of origin

United States

Series

University of North Carolina Studies in Germanic Languages and Literature

Release date

April 2020

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Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

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Dimensions

229 x 152mm (L x W)

Format

Paperback

Pages

156

ISBN-13

978-0-8078-8814-8

Barcode

9780807888148

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LSN

0-8078-8814-1



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