Gregorius: A Medieval Oedipus Legend (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780807888148)

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.

Author: Hartmann Von Aue
ISBN-10: 0807888141
ISBN-13: 9780807888148
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2020
Pages: 156
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d