| The Saxon Gospel: A Modern English Verse Retelling Of The Medieval Epic Life Of The Savior Contributor(s): Van Cleef, Jabez L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 143821880X ISBN-13: 9781438218809 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $13.78 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Education - General |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.25" W x 8" (0.53 lbs) 226 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first monument of real Christianity among the Saxons was the Heliand, an epic on the life of Christ in Old Saxon alliterative verse, dating from about 830. The original work attempted to make the newly imposed Christian religion intelligible to the warlike Saxons. The Heliand, extant in four manuscripts, and the fragmentary Old Saxon Genesis are all that remain of Old Saxon poetry. This poetic harmony of the Gospels employs modern English alliterative verse couplets, in a complex structure of 75 cantos, to generate a vigorous retelling of the story of the Christ as an epic tale reminiscent of Arthurian legends. |