Die Karlamagnús-Saga I und ihre altfranzösische Vorlage (eBook)
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2008
267 Seiten
De Gruyter (Verlag)
978-3-484-97077-9 (ISBN)
267 Seiten
De Gruyter (Verlag)
978-3-484-97077-9 (ISBN)
The 13th century Old Norse Karlamagnús-Saga, a monumental biography of Charlemagne from translated and adapted French Caroline epics such as the Chanson de Roland, is a fascinating example of intensive reception at a distance. Its first branch appears to pre-empt the whole in a compressed form, and has thus been puzzling scholars for more than a century. This study is the first to illuminate the circumstances surrounding the genesis of its French model, and a running commentary allows the present-day reader to approach the text (even without a knowledge of Old Norse).
Gustav Adolf Beckmann , Universität Trier.
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Gustav Adolf Beckmann , Universität Trier.