The Heliand
Translated from the Old Saxon
Author(s)
Scott, Mariana
Language
EnglishAbstract
Mariana Scott, poet and translator of Hofmannsthal, Meyrink, Celan, and others, translates the eight-century Old Saxon Heliand into its original meter in this work originally published in 1966. This anonymous masterpiece presents the life of Christ and affords an excellent insight into medieval life.
Keywords
Poetry; German Studies; LiteraturePublisher
The University of North Carolina PressPublication date and place
Chapel Hill, 1966Series
UNC Studies in the Germanic Languages and Literatures,Classification
Poetry