A Study of the Anglo-Saxon ... The Harrowing of Hell. (Grein- Höllenfahrt Christi.): Dissertation, Leipzig1885 - 54 pages |
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æðelinga ærist Aldhelm alliterating anacrusis Angelsächsische ascension author of H belong Bible burg C.'s authorship Cædmon compounds Cynewulf Descensus descent to Hades Dietrich dryhten ealles folces fruma ealra cyninga Ebert elsewhere in A.-S Epiphanius Esaias Eusebius Evangelium Nicodemi examination fact folca fore found in CW frequent in CW Fritzsche geond Germania Gregory Grein hælend ûser hagosteald HARROWING OF HELL hell Höllenfahrt Christi homily Inferus JAMES HAMPTON Judêum Latin Leipzig University lufan Matth mentioned Migne môdig nâma narrated nouns occur in CW oflyst pæs passage Patrologia Latina poem poet poetry Prehn prym purh Rätsel riddle Satan Schipper sêlast sigebearn simple verb sing sources sylfa Symp Symphosius talige Tatw Teuffel Thorpe Tollite portas translation verses weoruda witod talige word wudu þâ þæt þrym ἅπαξ λεγόμενα τὸν
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Page 29 - Ait Tharsia : jam audito me: Est domus in terris, que nobis clausa resultat. Ipsa domus resonat, tacitus sed non sonat hospes. Ambo tamen currunt, hospes simul et domus una.
Page 13 - Tollite portas, principes, vestras, et elevamini, portae aeternales, et introibit rex gloriae.
Page 27 - Arida spumosis dissolvens faucibus ora Bis binis bibulus potum de fontibus hausi. Vivens nam terrae glebas cum stirpibus imis Nisu virtutis validae disrumpo feraces; 5 At vero linquit dum spiritus algida membra, Nexibus horrendis homines constringere possum.
Page 22 - Hoc autem nobis primum quaerendum est, quidnam sit quod nato Domino apparuerunt Angeli, et tamen non leguntur in albis vestibus apparuisse : ascendente autem Domino, missi Angeli in albis leguntur vestibus apparuisse. Sic etenim scriptum est : Videntibus illis elevatus est, et nubes suscepit eum ab oculis eorum.
Page 29 - Nempe volunt plures collum confringere dextra Et pulchre digitis lubricum comprendere corpus. Sed mentes muto dum labris oscula trado. Dulcia compressis impendens bacchia buceis Atque pedum gressus titubantes steruo ruina.
Page 17 - Ueber die Schriften des Eusebius von Alexandrien und des Eusebius von Emesa (Halle, 1859).
Page 27 - Seo wiht, gif hio gedyge<S, duna briceS; gif he tobirsteS, bindeS cwice." 39 Gewritu secgaS baet seo wiht sy mid moncynne miclum tidum sweotol ond gesyne. Sundorcraeft hafaS maran micle, bonne hit men witen. 5 Heo wile gesecan sundor aeghwylcne feorhberendra, gewiteS eft feran on weg. Ne biS hio naefre niht...
Page 32 - But little can be gathered for Cynewulfs' authorship out of the style, yet nothing can be adduced that argues against it. The same rhetorical figures or other peculiarities of poetical diction as are frequent in CW (= Cynewulfs' genuine works) may also be found in Hö., but as they are, for the most part, the common possession of all the A.-S. poets, but little proof is thereby gained for Cynewulf.
Page 27 - Cernere me nulli possunt, nec prendere palmis : Argutum vocis crepitum cito pando per orbem. Viribus horrisonis valeo confringere quercus ; Nam superos ego pulso polos, et rura peragro.
Page 51 - ... lösung der frage gelangen wird noch kann, wenn man nicht ein anderes mittel mit zur hilfe zieht, das weit sicherer zu einem bestimmten ergebnisse führt; und dieses mittel ist in der metrik gegeben. Kirkland spricht in seiner dissertation § 7 von der metrik wie folgt: '. . . the whole system of A.-S. metre allows so much liberty that anything like a strict and exhaustive comparison between any two poems is impossible.