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Gregorius

Name: Gregorius
Author: Hartmann von Aue

Literary work by Hartmann von Aue

Written workliterary workQ1304472

Author: Hartmann von Aue
Released: 1180s
Language: Middle High German
Genre: legend
, hagiography
Follows: Erec

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Gregorius or The Good Sinner is a Middle High German narrative poem by Hartmann von Aue. Written around 1190 in rhyming couplets, it tells the story of a child born of the incestuous union of a brother and sister, who is brought up in a monastery, ignorant of his origins, marries his mother, repents of his sins and becomes pope.

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The Holy Sinner1951 · novel by Thomas Mann

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Title: Gregorius
Der gute Sünder
Different from: Gregorius
Copyright status: public domain applies to jurisdiction: United States
public domain applies to jurisdiction: countries with 100 years pma or shorter
Form of creative work: poem in verse

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