Perspectives on the Old Saxon Heliand : Introductory and Critical Essays, with an Edition of the Leipzig Fragment.

Front Cover -- Medieval European Studies Series Page -- Contents -- Preface -- I Introductions to the Heliand and its Language -- The Historical Setting of the Heliand, the Poem, and theManuscripts -- The Saxons -- The Early Missions -- The Arian and Moslem Threats -- The English Mission -- Charlemagne and Europe -- Charlemagne and the Saxons -- The Consolidation of Power -- Semantic Hurdles to the Task of Conversion -- The Poem -- Heliand Verse -- The Dating of the Heliand and the Praefatio -- The Manuscripts -- The Fitts -- A Comparison of the M and C Manuscripts -- The Old Saxon Heliand -- Introduction -- Warrior Culture in the Poem -- Mythological Incorporations -- Magical Elements -- Epic Structure -- The Theme of Light in the Poem -- An Overview of Old Saxon Linguistics, 1992-2008 -- II The Diatessaronic Tradition -- The Parable of the Fisherman in the Heliand -- Introduction -- The Reconstruction of the Original Latin Diatessaron Text -- The Reconstruction of the Latin Diatessaron -- Differences between the Reconstruction and the Fuldensis -- Some Observations on the Latin Reconstruction -- Out of the Sea -- Sagena or Rete? -- The Heliand and Quispel's Reconstruction -- Concerning the Vorlage of the Heliand -- The Man who Cast a Seine -- Conclusion -- (Un)Desirable Origins -- Jesus Christ in German Clothes -- The Ur-Resistible Heliand -- Manus profanae emendationis -- Tatiankultus -- Conclusion -- III Orality and Narrative Tradition -- Was the Heliand Poet Illiterate? -- Introduction -- Word for Word Repetitions -- The Irregular Beginning of Fitts -- Orality as a Medium -- Difficulties with the Spiritual Meaning of the Text -- The Origin of the Heliand and the Legend of the Poet -- The Hatred of Enemies: Germanic Heroic Poetry and the Narrative Design of the Heliand -- IV The Portrayal of the Jews in the Heliand -- The Jews in the Heliand.

Jesus Christ between Jews and Heathens -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V The Discovery of the Leipzig Fragment (2006) -- A New Heliand Fragment From the Leipzig University Library -- Fragment L -- The Text -- Diplomatic Rendition -- Recto -- Verso -- Normalized Rendition -- The Language of L -- The Interlinear Glosses in L and P -- The Relationship of L and C -- Some Additional Remarks -- Outer side: Heliand (L) -- Inner side: Heliand (L) -- Works Cited -- Back Cover.

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