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Record Number:
45920
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Wilder Mann , ,
Contributor(s):
Title:
Vespasian
Source:
Middle High German Legends in English Translation. Edited by Jef Jacobs, Kenny Louwen, Bart Veldhoen and Barend Verkerk. Leiden University Press, 2021. Pages 86 - 101.
Description:
This poem is a continuation of the
Veronica
, both written by the author Wilder Mann. It concerns the Emperor Vespasian's need for a cure and Veronica's travel to Rome with the veil on which Christ's face is imprinted. When Vespasian is healed and converted to Christianity by Veronica he mounts an attack on Jerusalem as a punishment against the Jews. Little is known about the author.
Article Type:
Edition of Text ; Translation
Subject
(See Also)
:
Hagiography
Middle High German Language
Veronica's Veil
Wilder Mann, Poet
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
Germany
Century:
12
Primary Evidence:
Illustrations:
Table:
Abstract:
Related Resources:
The German text comes from Friedrich Maurer, ed., Die religiösen Dichtungen des 11. und 12. Jahrhunderts. Vol. 3 Die Dichtungen des Wilden Mannes. (Max Niemeyer Verlag, 1970). Vespasian, pp. 532-550.
Author's Affiliation:
Leiden University [Jacobs and Veldhoen, both retired]
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
2021.
Language:
English ; Middle High German
ISSN/ISBN:
9789087283728 (hbk); 9789400604186 (online)