Dieses Buch untersucht die althochdeutsche Dichtung Elene und ihre Quelle, die englische Dichtung Helena, geschrieben von Cynewulf im 9. Jahrhundert. Die beiden Dichtungen erz hlen die Geschichte der Legende von Helena, der Mutter des r mischen Kaisers Konstantin, und die Suche nach dem Kreuz Christi. Mit einer gr ndlichen Analyse der Sprache, der Themen und der literarischen Beziehungen, bietet dieses Buch einen tiefen Einblick in die fr hmittelalterliche Dichtung.
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