Illustrations of Northern Antiquities From Earlier Teutonic - Being an Abstract of the Book of Heroes, and Nibelungen Lay

Klappentext Translations of Germanic and Scandinavian poems and ballads undertaken by Scots scholars - including Sir Walter Scott - and published in 1814. Zusammenfassung Scots poet and novelist Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832), antiquarian Robert Jamieson (1772–1844) and scholar Henry William Weber (1783–1818) published this volume in 1814 with the aim of bringing to the English-speaking world the poems, sagas and ballads of early Germanic and Scandinavian societies. Inhaltsverzeichnis On the antient Teutonic poetry and romance Henry Weber; Das Heldenbuch Henry Weber; Der Nibelungen Lied Henry Weber; Die Klage Henry Weber; Appendix; Popular heroic and romantic ballads, translated from the Northern languages, with notes and illustrations Robert Jamieson; Abstract of the Eyrbiggia-Saga, being the early annals of that district of Iceland lying around the promontory called Snaefells Walter Scott; Glossary Robert Jamieson.

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• Authors: Henry William Weber
• Assisted by: Robert Jamieson (Editor), Walter Scott (Editor), Henry William Weber (Editor), Robert Jamieson (Translation), Walter Scott (Translation), Henry William Weber (Translation), Jamieson Robert (Editor and translation), Walter Scott (Editor and translation), Henry William Weber (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.10.2011
• EAN: 9781108034807
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03480-7
• No. of pages: 538
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > German linguistics / literary studies; Germany, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / German, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Scandinavian, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval