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Heliand : The Saxon Gospel by G. Ronald Murphy (1992, Trade Paperback)

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The Heliand is at last available in English in Ronald Murphy's graceful new translation.

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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100195073762

ISBN-139780195073768

eBay Product ID (ePID)46152

Product Key Features

Book TitleHeliand : the Saxon Gospel

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral, Ancient & Classical

Publication Year1992

IllustratorYes

GenrePoetry, Bibles

AuthorG. Ronald Murphy

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight11.1 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Dewey Edition20

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"Fascinating addition to medieval literature in translation. Notes andintroduction very helpful in considering cultural influences on translation ofthe Gospel into Saxon. The English version itself is clear, yet captures theSaxon style well."--Elizabeth L. Rambo, Biola University, "The specialists will appreciate Murphy's fine and very readable version, in view of the difficulties he had to overcome in creating an adequate modern text that can be used in the classroom. Students will value it as an exciting text for the modern interest in crossculturalstudies."--Theological Studies, "Very useful for demonstrating the pagan and heroic influence on religious work."--G.N. Berqquist, Creighton University, "A valuable resource for the history of Christian piety and for the study of how Christianity was affected by transplantation to Northern Europe. Having such works available in translation is a real boon to teaching and to scholarship."--Richard Kieckhefer, Northwestern University, "Fascinating addition to medieval literature in translation. Notes and introduction very helpful in considering cultural influences on translation of the Gospel into Saxon. The English version itself is clear, yet captures the Saxon style well."--Elizabeth L. Rambo, Biola University, "One of my own teachers, Father Murphy gives us a look at how the Gospel was spread into Central Europe. What he shows us is a different kind of warrior epic, and a look at how civilization began in a savage place."--Tom Clancy, "Richly annotated. A provocative companion for students working with theoriginal text."--Ray Wakefield, University of Minnesota, "An interesting and remarkable text, full of possibilities for defining epic machinery, and a welcome addition to the Old English canon."--R.E. Stratton, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, "A vivid retelling of the Gospel story from an early Saxon perspective. Ideal reading as a component of a culture and civilization course in translation....Also for the general reader who is interested in Germanic history of the dissemination of Christianity."--David J. Parent, Illinois StateUniversity, "Very useful for demonstrating the pagan and heroic influence on religiouswork."--G.N. Berqquist, Creighton University, "Richly annotated. A provocative companion for students working with the original text."--Ray Wakefield, University of Minnesota, "One of my own teachers, Father Murphy gives us a look at how the Gospelwas spread into Central Europe. What he shows us is a different kind of warriorepic, and a look at how civilization began in a savage place."--TomClancy, "An excellent translation which captures the spirit of the times and the people who listened to this unique blend of the traditional gospel message with the trappings of the heroic sagas which formed the other part of their literature. The text is readable and understandable and yetrepresentative of the original. The notes on the translation were invaluable as is the material in the appendices."--Charles W. Nelson, Michigan Technological University, "An interesting and remarkable text, full of possibilities for definingepic machinery, and a welcome addition to the Old English canon."--R.E.Stratton, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

Dewey Decimal839.1

SynopsisA spirited retelling of the Gospel story in a Germanic setting, the ninth-century A.D. Old Saxon epic poem The Heliand is at last available in English in Ronald Murphy's graceful new translation. Representing the first full integration and poetic reworking of the Gospel story into Northern European warrior imagery and culture, the poem finds a place for many Old Northern religious concepts and images while remaining faithful to the orthodox Christian teaching of the Gospel of St. Mark. Accessible to students of medieval and comparative literature, Murphy's introduction and notes provide valuable insight and a cultural context for this unique masterpiece., A spirited retelling of the Gospel story in a Germanic setting, the ninth-century A.D. Old Saxon epic poem The Heliand is at last available in English in Ronald Murphy's graceful new translation. Representing the first full integration and poetic reworking of the Gospel story into Northern European warrior imagery and culture, the poem finds a place for many Old Northern religious concepts and images while remaining faithful to the orthodox Christianteaching of the Gospel of St. Mark. Accessible to students of medieval and comparative literature, Murphy's introduction and notes provide valuable insight and a cultural context for this unique masterpiece., Over one thousand years ago, in mead halls and monasteries, the song of the Heliand was one of the delights of northern Europe. At last available in English prose, one of the oldest of the great Northern epics casts its spell anew. Its theme is not, as one might think, the mighty exploits of a hero in the mold of Beowulf, Siegfried, or Roland, but rather the life and deeds of Jesus, retold in an unexpectedly beautiful blending of the Germanic and the Christian. Bethlehem becomes a hill-fort, horses and horse-guards replace sheep and shepherds at the nativity, the prophets Simeon and Anna are soothsayers, and the twelve apostles are transformed into household warriors. Jesus himself both outfights his enemy and works powerful magic; he is the greatest of chieftains, the Chieftain of Mankind. Greatly enriched by G. Ronald Murphy's introduction and notes, the Heliand sheds light on the early beginnings of Germanic literature and the origins of European civilization, including the violent conversion of the Saxon people during the northward expansion of Christianity. True to the generous spirit and poetic heart of the original, this peerless translation will enchant as well as instruct students of medieval literature, theology, comparative literature, and early German history.