03321nam 2200649 450 991046450910332120200520144314.01-4411-7465-6(CKB)3710000000109806(EBL)1644332(SSID)ssj0001196868(PQKBManifestationID)12439916(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001196868(PQKBWorkID)11165708(PQKB)10571791(MiAaPQ)EBC1644332(Au-PeEL)EBL1644332(CaPaEBR)ebr10867359(CaONFJC)MIL615955(OCoLC)893735611(EXLCZ)99371000000010980619951101d1996 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Germanic hero politics and pragmatism in early medieval poetry /Brian MurdochLondon ;Rio Grande, [Ohio] :Hambledon Press,1996.1 online resource (199 p.)Contains the Waynflete lectures, given under the auspices of Magdalen College, Oxford in 1994.1-85285-143-0 Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-181) and index.Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 About Heroes: Otto, Sigurðr, Hamðir and Byrhtnoð; 2 Coping with Necessity: Hildebrand, Gunnarr and Völundr; 3 Youth, Education and Age: Beowulf, Ernst of Bavaria and Heinrich of Kempten; 4 In the Hands of the Church: Waltharius the Visigoth and Louis of the West Franks; 5 Shifting Perspectives: Roland; 6 Damage and Damage Limitation: The Nibelungs, Hilde and Kudrun; Bibliography of Primary Texts; Index to Secondary Literature; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; WIn this study, the author looks at the role the warrior-hero plays within a set of predetermined political and social constraints. The hero if not a sword-wielding barbarian, bent only upon establishing his own fame; such fame-seekers (including some famous medieval literary figures) might even fall outside the definition of the Germanic hero, the real value of whose deeds are given meaning only within the political construct. Individual prowess is not enough. The hero must conquer the blows of fate because he is committed to the conquest of chaos, and over all to the need for social sPoetry, MedievalHistory and criticismPolitics and literatureEurope, German-speakingEpic poetry, GermanicHistory and criticismGermanic peoples in literaturePragmatism in literatureHeroes in literatureElectronic books.Poetry, MedievalHistory and criticism.Politics and literatureEpic poetry, GermanicHistory and criticism.Germanic peoples in literature.Pragmatism in literature.Heroes in literature.809.1/3/09021Murdoch Brian1944-153966MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464509103321The Germanic hero2008037UNINA