Five medieval German legends, freshly translated with accessible reading guides.
This volume collects five medieval German legends—the story of Veronica, Vespasian, Theophilus, Mary Magdalene, and the True Cross—in both the Middle High German original and modern English translation alongside unique guides to the relevant Germanic research and the principal themes of each text.
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Note on the translation process
- I. The Medieval Legend
- Introduction
- The origin of the Christian legends and their medieval successors
- Legend: the concept
- The works of the ‘Wild Man’
- The legends: Veronica-Vespasianus
- The Theophilus legend
- The Legend of the True Cross
- The Pagan Royal Couple
- II. The Legends
- Veronica
- Vespasian
- Theophilus245
- The Legend of the True Cross
- The Pagan Royal Couple
- Endnotes
- References/Bibliography
- Index
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