A Handbook of German LiteratureG. Bell and sons, 1895 - 157 pages |
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... beautiful , in- vulnerable because he has bathed in the blood of a dragon which he has overcome , hears of the beauty and pride of Kriemhilde , sister of the Burgundian King , Gunther . He goes , therefore , to Worms on the Rhine ...
... beautiful , in- vulnerable because he has bathed in the blood of a dragon which he has overcome , hears of the beauty and pride of Kriemhilde , sister of the Burgundian King , Gunther . He goes , therefore , to Worms on the Rhine ...
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... beautiful wife to " ride abroad redressing human wrong , " fails to keep tryst with her , and so loses her love . After having been a prey to madness from which he is miracu- lously healed , he frees a lion , and at last , hiding his ...
... beautiful wife to " ride abroad redressing human wrong , " fails to keep tryst with her , and so loses her love . After having been a prey to madness from which he is miracu- lously healed , he frees a lion , and at last , hiding his ...
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... beautiful poetic creation . " Willehalm " is not written with the vigour and freedom of " Parzival , " and perhaps shows signs of failing power . The fourth poet remaining to be classed with Heinrich von Veldeke , Hartmann von Aue , and ...
... beautiful poetic creation . " Willehalm " is not written with the vigour and freedom of " Parzival , " and perhaps shows signs of failing power . The fourth poet remaining to be classed with Heinrich von Veldeke , Hartmann von Aue , and ...
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... beautiful hymns , such as " Nun ruhen alle Wälder , " Johann Franck , author of " Du schönes Weltgebäude " ( died 1677 ) , Joachim Neander ( died 1680 ) , and Luise Henriette , wife of the Great Elector of Brandenburg ; she died in 1667 ...
... beautiful hymns , such as " Nun ruhen alle Wälder , " Johann Franck , author of " Du schönes Weltgebäude " ( died 1677 ) , Joachim Neander ( died 1680 ) , and Luise Henriette , wife of the Great Elector of Brandenburg ; she died in 1667 ...
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... Beautiful in " Musarion . " The third phase of Wieland's life is the time of graver views and sounder judgment . He had arrived at the capability of doing his best . Shakespeare attracted him , and he made a prose translation of a ...
... Beautiful in " Musarion . " The third phase of Wieland's life is the time of graver views and sounder judgment . He had arrived at the capability of doing his best . Shakespeare attracted him , and he made a prose translation of a ...
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