Diutiska: An Historical and Critical Survey of the Literature of Germany, from the Earliest Period to the Death of GötheTübner, 1863 - 367 pages |
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... LEGENDS OF KING ARTHUR AND THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE , ' TRISTAN AND ISOLT , ' ' EREK , ' ' IWEIN , ' or ' THE KNIGHT WITH THE LION , ' ' WIGALOIS . ' LEGENDS BASED ON ANCIENT POEMS : VIRGIL'S ' ENEID , ' ALEX- ANDER THE GREAT .
... LEGENDS OF KING ARTHUR AND THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE , ' TRISTAN AND ISOLT , ' ' EREK , ' ' IWEIN , ' or ' THE KNIGHT WITH THE LION , ' ' WIGALOIS . ' LEGENDS BASED ON ANCIENT POEMS : VIRGIL'S ' ENEID , ' ALEX- ANDER THE GREAT .
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... legends and sacred dramas , written in praise of chastity . Gallicanus and Abraham are the most remarkable among the latter . The few Old High German prose writings of the 8th , 9th , and 10th centuries , are mostly translated from the ...
... legends and sacred dramas , written in praise of chastity . Gallicanus and Abraham are the most remarkable among the latter . The few Old High German prose writings of the 8th , 9th , and 10th centuries , are mostly translated from the ...
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... the court of Duke Frederick II . of Austria ; afterwards in Bavaria during the reign of Otto II . ( 1231-1253 ) . His name is also connected with the old legend of Venusberg , where he revelled in pleasure OF THE LITERATURE OF GERMANY . 31.
... the court of Duke Frederick II . of Austria ; afterwards in Bavaria during the reign of Otto II . ( 1231-1253 ) . His name is also connected with the old legend of Venusberg , where he revelled in pleasure OF THE LITERATURE OF GERMANY . 31.
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... legend of Venusberg , where he revelled in pleasure . His ultimate repentance , however , is expressly alluded to in our popular songs . Without creative genius , he possessed a great talent in imitating others , and is like Nifen and ...
... legend of Venusberg , where he revelled in pleasure . His ultimate repentance , however , is expressly alluded to in our popular songs . Without creative genius , he possessed a great talent in imitating others , and is like Nifen and ...
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... legends on which it is founded , according to the various nationalities alluded to . I have , for the guidance of the reader , mentioned here the primitive eras in their entirety , so that the legends to which I shall subse- quently ...
... legends on which it is founded , according to the various nationalities alluded to . I have , for the guidance of the reader , mentioned here the primitive eras in their entirety , so that the legends to which I shall subse- quently ...
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