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A HANDBOOK ON OLD HIGH GERMAN LITERATURE A HANDBOOK ON OLD HIGH GERMAN LITERATURE BY J. KNIGHT BOSTOCK READER IN GERMAN IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD OXFORD AT THE CLARENDON PRESS *955 Oxford University Press, Amen House, London E.C.4 GLASGOW NEW YORK TORONTO MELBOURNE WELLINGTON BOMBAY CALCUTTA MADRAS KARACHI CAPE TOWN IBADAN Geoffrey Cumberlege, Publisher to the University PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN PREFACE It is a pleasant duty to acknowledge the readiness with which the Clarendon Press undertook the publication of the book and also the valuable advice on technical details given by its officials. I have pleasure also in recording the interest shown by Dr. E. L. Stahl, Student of Christ Church and University Reader in German Literature. My obligation to the many scholars from whose work I have profited is indicated, as far as is possible, in the bibliographical references, and here let me add my tribute to the Taylor Institution in which the book was nurtured. J. K. B. OXFORD i January 1954 CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ix I. INTRODUCTION i The nature and scope of the subject—Works of reference II. THE ORIGIN OF THE GERMAN PEOPLE 6 The melting of the ice—the occupation of Germany by Man—the Indo-European race—the methods of research and some standard books —the Germanic tribes in contact vdth the Celts and the Romans III. THE CHARMS 16 IV. THE LAY OF HILDEBRAND AND HADUBRAND 33 V. THE FRANKS TO THE BEGINNING OF THE REIGN OF CHARLES THE GREAT AND THE LEX SALICA 73 VI. EARLY TRANSLATIONS FROM LATIN 80 The Glosses—the Benediktinerregel—the Murbach Hymns VII. MINOR THEOLOGICAL, LEGAL, AND MEDICAL DOCUMENTS OF THE REIGN OF CHARLES THE GREAT 97 VIII. THE OLD HIGH GERMAN ‘ISIDOR’ AND THE MONSEE-VIENNA FRAGMENTS 107 IX. THE WESSOBRUNN CREATION AND PRAYER AND THE MUSPILLI 114 X. LOUIS THE PIOUS (814-40) 135 The Trier Capitulary—the Confessions—the Tatian—the Heliand —the alliterative metre. XI. LOUIS THE GERMAN (843-76) 166 The Strassburg Oaths—Otfrid—the Otfridian verse—the Petruslied XII. CHRIST AND THE SAMARITAN WOMAN AND PSALM 138 194 XIII. THE LUDWIGSLIED AND THE GEORGSLIED 201 Vlll CONTENTS XIV. THE OTTONIAN RENAISSANCE 217 From the death of Louis III to the accession of Otto I—Liubene’s daughter—Hirsch und Hinde—De Heinrico—Hrotsvitha. XV. THE WALTHARIUS AND THE RUODLIEB 224 XVI. NOTKER LABEO OF ST. GALL AND OTLOH’S GEBET 245 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AfdA Anzeiger für deutsches Altertum und deutsche Literatur. AfnF Arkiv for nordisk füologi. AfdGdM Archiv für die Geschichte des Mittelalters. Ahd. Gr. W. Braune, Althochdeutsche Grammatik, bearbeitet von K. Helm. Ahd. Lb. W. Braune, Althochdeutsches Lesebuch, bearbeitet von K. Helm. Archiv Archiv für das Studium der neueren Sprachen, begründet von Ludwig Herrig. D. Vschrift Deutsche Vierteljahresschrift. Ehrismann Litg. G. Ehrismann, Geschichte der deutschen Literatur bis zum Ausgang des Mittelalters. Enneccerus Die älteren deutschen Sprachdenkmäler in Lichtdrucken, herausgegeben von M. Enneccerus. GR Germanic Review. GRM Germanisch-Romanische Monatsschrift. Heusler A. Heusler, Deutsche Versgeschichte. JEGPh. Journal of English and Germanic Philology. Kl. ahd. Spdmr Die kleineren althochdeutschen Sprachdenkmäler, heraus gegeben von Elias von Steinmeyer. L-M G. Lüdtke und L. Mackensen, Deutscher Kulturatlas. MHG Middle High German MLN Modem Language Notes. MLR Modem Language Review. MSB Denkmäler deutscher Poesie und Prosa aus dem VIII-XI Jahrhundert, herausgegeben von K. Müllenhoff und W. Scherer. NHG New High (Modem) German. OE Old English. OHG Old High German. OLF Old Low Franconian. ON Old Norse. OS Old Saxon. PG Primitive Germanic. PBB Beiträge zur Geschichte der deutschen Literatur, begründet von W. Braune, H. Paul, E. Sievers. Q.u.F. Quellen und Forschungen zur Sprach- und Culturgeschichte der germanischen Völker (Trübner, Strassburg). ZfdA Zeitschrift für deutsches Altertum und deutsche Literatur. ZfdPh Zeitschrift für deutsche Philologie.
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