Gregorius

Gregorius: A Medieval Oedipus Legend

by Aue, Hartmann von

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Originally published in 1955, this rendering in rhyming couplets was the first English translation to appear of the medieval Oedipus legend of Gregorius, made known to readers by Thomas Mann in his novel "The Holy Sinner" (1951). The introduction situates Hartmann's poem in the pantheon of Gregorius legends by writers from Sophocles to Mann.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Gregorius : A Medieval Oedipus Legend / Hartmann von Aue., translated by Edwin H. Zeydel and Bayard Quincy Morgan

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Originally published in 1955, this rendering in rhyming couplets was the first English translation to appear of the medieval Oedipus legend of Gregorius, made known to readers by Thomas Mann in his novel "The Holy Sinner" (1951). The introduction situates Hartmann's poem in the pantheon of Gregorius legends by writers from Sophocles to Mann.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1955.

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xii, 144 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780807888148, 0807888141
  • oclc:on1162790160
  • LC Classification:PD25 .N6 NO. 14

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