Walahfrid Strabo's Visio Wettini:- Text, Translation, and Commentary
Text, Translation, and Commentary
David A. Traill(Author)
Peter Lang Verlag
Published on 31. December 1974
Book
Paperback/Softback
223 pages
978-3-261-00942-5 (ISBN)
Description
Walahfrid's Visio Wettini is the earliest extended account of an otherworld vision in verse and represents an important stage in the development of the genre almost 500 years before Dante. The visionary is escorted by an angel through hell, purgatory and paradise. This edition includes the only translation of and commentary on the poem. The text is based on a fresh recension of the manuscripts.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Bern
Switzerland
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Weight
300 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-261-00942-5 (9783261009425)
Schweitzer Classification