Raymond Wilson Chambers

Widsith

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1912, Chambers' study provides an introduction to Widsith and to the general background of German heroic poetry.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 399g
• ISBN-13: 9781108015271
• ISBN-10: 1108015271
• Artikelnr.: 31413984

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Widsith and the German heroic age
2. The stories known to Widsith: Gothic and Burgundian heroes
3. The stories known to Widsith: tales of the sea-folk, of the Franks and of the Lombards
4. Widsith and the critics
5. The geography of Widsith
6. The language and metre of Widsith
7. Summary and conclusion
Text of Widsith, with notes
Appendix
Maps and index.