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1 online resource (199 pages) |
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Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 About Heroes: Otto, Sigurðr, Hamðir and Byrhtnoð; 2 Coping with Necessity: Hildebrand, Gunnarr and Völundr; 3 Youth, Education and Age: Beowulf, Ernst of Bavaria and Heinrich of Kempten; 4 In the Hands of the Church: Waltharius the Visigoth and Louis of the West Franks; 5 Shifting Perspectives: Roland; 6 Damage and Damage Limitation: The Nibelungs, Hilde and Kudrun; Bibliography of Primary Texts; Index to Secondary Literature; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W |
| Summary |
In this study, the author looks at the role the warrior-hero plays within a set of predetermined political and social constraints. The hero if not a sword-wielding barbarian, bent only upon establishing his own fame; such fame-seekers (including some famous medieval literary figures) might even fall outside the definition of the Germanic hero, the real value of whose deeds are given meaning only within the political construct. Individual prowess is not enough. The hero must conquer the blows of fate because he is committed to the conquest of chaos, and over all to the need for social s |
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Print version record |
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Poetry, Medieval -- History and criticism
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Politics and literature -- Europe, German-speaking
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Epic poetry, Germanic -- History and criticism
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Germanic peoples in literature.
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Pragmatism in literature.
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Heroes in literature.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary.
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Epic poetry, Germanic
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Germanic peoples in literature
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Heroes in literature
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Poetry, Medieval
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Politics and literature
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Pragmatism in literature
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German-speaking Europe
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781441174659 |
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1441174656 |
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