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German Romance VI: Wigamur
J M Sullivan
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Description for German Romance VI: Wigamur
Hardback. First ever English translation of an important medieval German Arthurian romance, with facing original text. Editor(s): Sullivan, Joseph M. Translator(s): Sullivan, Joseph M. Series: Arthurian Archives. Num Pages: 376 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 37. Weight in Grams: 796.
First ever English translation of an important medieval German Arthurian romance, with facing original text. Wigamur is an anonymously-authored, thirteenth-century Middle High German romance about a king's son who is lost to his parents in infancy. The eponymous hero, after being carried off in childhood by a mermaid, rescues an eagle which becomes his constant companion; in subsequent adventures he also rescues a maiden, becomes a Knight of the Round Table, and finally confronts a knight who of course proves to be his father, from whom he inherits a kingdom. The romance is perhaps the most most fully ... Read more
First ever English translation of an important medieval German Arthurian romance, with facing original text. Wigamur is an anonymously-authored, thirteenth-century Middle High German romance about a king's son who is lost to his parents in infancy. The eponymous hero, after being carried off in childhood by a mermaid, rescues an eagle which becomes his constant companion; in subsequent adventures he also rescues a maiden, becomes a Knight of the Round Table, and finally confronts a knight who of course proves to be his father, from whom he inherits a kingdom. The romance is perhaps the most most fully ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843844181
SKU
V9781843844181
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Ref
99-15
About J M Sullivan
Joseph M. Sullivan is an Associate Professor of German at the University of Oklahoma
Reviews for German Romance VI: Wigamur
[A]n excellent line-by-line English translation. . . . A welcome addition to Middle High German scholarship, this first English-language rendition of Wigamur will be a boon to those interested in German language and literature, medieval studies, and European literature and history in general. Highly recommended.
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Sullivan, a talented comparativist, invites us to participate in freshly appreciating and ... Read more
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Sullivan, a talented comparativist, invites us to participate in freshly appreciating and ... Read more