Niuwan der himel was sîn dach.
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mothwingThis is the passage my written exam focused on:
Pretty manageable, no? Especially given the fact that my topic was "Places and spaces of salvation in Hartmanns Gregorius". This is the passage in which Gregorius has arrived on the rocky island he spends his seventeen-year self-appointed exile as a penance for the double incest he was a result and part of - before he is chosen as pope - it is the ultimate place of salvation in the poem and thus a glaringly obvious and kind choice. I'm expecting that others had similar "kind" choices - he's your examiner, as well, isn't he, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lordhellebore ? So, don't be worried.
Not sure what good that choice has done me, though, because as always, my exam is a huge, big blank in my memory.
«Gregoris v.3101-36»
Der arme Grêgôrius,
nû beleip er alsus
ûf dem wilden steine
aller gnâden eine.
er enhete andern gemach,
niuwan der himel was sîn dach.
er enhete deheinen scherm mê
vür rîfen noch vür snê,
vür wint noch vür regen
niuwan den gotes segen.
im wâren kleider vremede,
niuwan ein haerîn hemede:
im wâren bein und arme blôz.
er enmöhte der spîse die der nôz,
als ich iu rehte nû sage,
weizgot vierzehen tage
vor dem hunger nicht geleben,
im enwaere gegeben
der trôstgeist von Kriste
der im daz leben vriste,
daz er vor hunger genas.
ich sage iu waz sîn spîse was:
ez seic ûz dem steine
wazzers harte kleine.
dar under gruop er ein hol,
daz wart mit einem trunke vol.
ez war sô kleine daz ez nâch sage
zwischen naht unde tage
vil kûme vollez geran.
daz tranc der gnâdelôse man.
sus lebete er sibenzehen jâr,
daz dunket manigen niht wâr:
des geluoben velsche ich.
wan gote ist niht unmügelich
ze tuonne swaz er wil,
im ist deheines wunders ze vil.
nû beleip er alsus
ûf dem wilden steine
aller gnâden eine.
er enhete andern gemach,
niuwan der himel was sîn dach.
er enhete deheinen scherm mê
vür rîfen noch vür snê,
vür wint noch vür regen
niuwan den gotes segen.
im wâren kleider vremede,
niuwan ein haerîn hemede:
im wâren bein und arme blôz.
er enmöhte der spîse die der nôz,
als ich iu rehte nû sage,
weizgot vierzehen tage
vor dem hunger nicht geleben,
im enwaere gegeben
der trôstgeist von Kriste
der im daz leben vriste,
daz er vor hunger genas.
ich sage iu waz sîn spîse was:
ez seic ûz dem steine
wazzers harte kleine.
dar under gruop er ein hol,
daz wart mit einem trunke vol.
ez war sô kleine daz ez nâch sage
zwischen naht unde tage
vil kûme vollez geran.
daz tranc der gnâdelôse man.
sus lebete er sibenzehen jâr,
daz dunket manigen niht wâr:
des geluoben velsche ich.
wan gote ist niht unmügelich
ze tuonne swaz er wil,
im ist deheines wunders ze vil.
Hartmann von Aue.
lordhellebore ? So, don't be worried. Not sure what good that choice has done me, though, because as always, my exam is a huge, big blank in my memory.
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Date: Friday, February 26th, 2010 06:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: Friday, February 26th, 2010 10:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: Friday, February 26th, 2010 10:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: Friday, February 26th, 2010 10:54 am (UTC)Why the sad default icon? *offers hugs*
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Date: Friday, February 26th, 2010 10:59 am (UTC)It's not sad, it's pretty ^^
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Date: Friday, February 26th, 2010 12:07 pm (UTC)I'd definitely do that if I were you - even if he does say no, it can't hurt to ask! Oh, also, you might think about coming along to the Lübeck excursion on 21.3 - you could bring Hannah, I'm sure nobody would mind, and he's got grandchildren her age.
Prof H. is a difficult case. He is usually very forbidding and stern in the beginning, but becomes positively charming once he's seen that you're not an idiot. I used to be scared of him, but after I handed in my first paper, he became positively charming - stopping in the hallways to ask how I was, greeting me whenever he saw me, stopping to chat, the works. It was quite the transformation.
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Date: Friday, February 26th, 2010 12:16 pm (UTC)What excursion? And do you think he'd allow that? I'm not in any of his classes right now.
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Date: Friday, February 26th, 2010 12:20 pm (UTC)His expectations for oral presentations are crazy high, too. The only presentations he was fine with in the class I attended were those based on papers that students had already written. I was rather glad I was the last one to hold my presentation, otherwise I wouldn't have know that.
It's Prof F. I brought along my brother last time and he didn't bat an eye, yes of course he'll be fine. I heard via the grapevine that there'll be an excursion (his last! D =) on March, 21st, starting at around ten. I was going to e-mail him about it on the weekend, I'll let you know what he says. :)
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Date: Friday, February 26th, 2010 12:23 pm (UTC)Yes, please tell me. I could e-mail him about how I heard it was the last and I never had the chance of coming, and now I'd love to come ;)
Könnte nur peinlich werden, wenn er mich dann fragt, wieso ich ihm immer noch nicht die drei Hausarbeiten abgeliefert habe *seufz* Aber da hilft dann wohl nur Ehrlichkeit, und das wäre, dass ich wegen lauter Psychozeug einfach nicht dazu gekommen bin und dass mein Plan ist, die alle drei im Sommer auf einmal zu schreiben, wenn ALLE anderen Scheine aus dem Weg sind. Klingt der Plan gut? :/
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Date: Saturday, February 27th, 2010 12:56 pm (UTC)I'll pass on what I find out. :)
Achwas, ich glaub nicht, dass er da nachfragt. Und wenn- Ehrlichkeit ist immer gut. Ich war doch auch so verplant bei ihm. OH HAI, ich habe an ihrem Kurs nur aus Spaß teilgenommen und war auch praktisch nie da - kann ich da trotzdem eine HA schreiben? Das Thema interessiert mich!