Die Karlamagnús-Saga I und ihre altfranzösische Vorlage
( Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie )
Publication series ：Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie
Author： Gustav Adolf Beckmann
Publisher： Max Niemeyer Verlag
Publication year： 2008
E-ISBN: 9783484970779
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9783484523449
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Keyword： Charlemagne Old French (Literature) Old Norse (Literature)
Language： GER
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Description
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).
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