Germanic Medieval Literature

Why hang mistletoe at Christmas? Loki, with his heart like a snake, turned into a woman and killed Baldur, the God of Summer? Which is more valuable, Beowulf or The Iliad? How did "Nibelungenlied" influence Wagner's creation? Saga, epic poem, elegy, Edda... English Saxon literature, German literature and Scandinavian literature all come from the same root system - Germania ★Borges's love letter to Germanic literature ★Uncover the mysteries of three mysterious literatures that have the same origin and origin. ★Legends that are both fantasy and reality, mysterious yet mysterious myths, majestic epics ★Borges traveled through the long years and returned to a world older than legends and myths, showing this treasure in the history of literature before our eyes and tapping into the lingering sound of history. [About the author] Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) Argentine poet, novelist, critic, translator, and master of Spanish literature. Born in Buenos Aires on August 24, 1899, he lived in Europe with his family when he was a boy. In 1923, he published his first collection of poems, "The Passion of Buenos Aires", in 1925, his first collection of essays, "Collection of Explorations", and in 1935, his first collection of short stories, "Biographies of Villains", gradually establishing his position in the Argentine literary world. His representative poetry collections "Notes of Saint Martin" and "The Tiger's Gold", novel collections "The Garden of Forking Paths" and "Aleph", essay collections "Eternal History" and "Discussions" have won him international reputation. Translated works by Wilde, Woolf, Faulkner and other writers. He once served as Director of the National Library of Argentina and Professor of Literature at the University of Buenos Aires. He has won many literary awards such as the Argentine National Literary Award, the Formento International Publishing Award, the Jerusalem Award, the Barzan Award, the Chino del Duca Award, and the Cervantes Award. He died of illness in Geneva, Switzerland on June 14, 1986. [Introduction] Jorge Luis Borges is a famous Argentinian poet, novelist, and essayist. He collaborated with Argentine writer Maria Esther Vázquez to introduce Germanic medieval literature to readers, and compiled three types of literature from the same root system into a precious work. Borges believes that Germany can be regarded as a collection of multiple tribes with relatively close customs, languages, traditions and myths and legends, and its geographical significance is far less than its national significance. Borges had a unique love for ancient Germanic literature. He recounted the epics, poems, and legendary stories that were almost hidden in the pile of old papers in vivid and interesting language. It was like a precious literary lesson taught by a literary giant, leading us closer to this mysterious territory in the history of literature.