Gregorius
by Hartmann von Aue
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Fiction. Poetry. HTML: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.Tags
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Gregorius oder Der gute Sünder ist eine in Versen verfasste mittelhochdeutsche höfische Legende von Hartmann von Aue, welche um 1186 bis 1190 datiert wird. Im Prolog des Gregorius entwickelt Hartmann allgemeine theologische Gedanken über Schuld und Buße.
May 16, 2013German
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- Gregorius
- First words*
- Min herze hat betwungen
dicke mine zungen,
daz si des vil gesprochen hat
daz nâch der werlde lône stât
daz rieten im die tumben jâr.
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- Fiction and Literature, Poetry, Literature Studies and Criticism
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- 831.21 — Literature & rhetoric German & related literatures German poetry 1100-1349 : Medieval period; Middle High German 1100-1249 : 13th century; Blütezeit [formerly Nibelungenlied]
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- PT1534 .G7 .B8 — Language and Literature German, Dutch and Scandinavian literatures German literature Individual authors or works Middle High German, ca. 1050-1450/1500
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