A Companion to Middle High German Literature to the 14th Century

Ed. by Francis G. Gentry

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume is a guide to medieval German literature from its beginnings in the eighth century to the fourteenth century. It will escort the motivated student and colleague with interest in the European Middle Ages but no expertise in older German languages. The chapter authors, all internationally-known scholars, were given the freedom to arrange their chapters as they felt most appropriate, including the question of the terminus ad quem . Chapters deal either with a chronological period, e.g. 13th century, or with specific genres, eg. drama. In addition, chapters both on the historical epoch and on the development of the German language in the medieval period have been included. In general, historical and cultural topics play an important role in each chapter.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Brill
• Seitenzahl: 502
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 166mm x 244mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 1018g
• ISBN-13: 9789004120945
• ISBN-10: 9004120947
• Artikelnr.: 21206504

Autorenporträt

Francis G. Gentry, Ph.D. (1973) in German, Indiana University, is Professor of German at Pennsylvania State University. He has published extensively on all aspects of medieval German literature and culture, most recently as co-editor of The Nibelungen: An Encyclopedia (Routledge, 2002).

Inhaltsangabe

Chapters include: Medieval Germany: History of Emperors and Empire, c. 750-c. 1350 (Michael Frassetto), The Older German Language (Robert B. Howell), German Literature to 1160 (Francis G. Gentry), Courtly Love Lyric (Albrecht Classen), Medieval German Heroic Epic (Winder McConnell), Love and Adventure in Germany: The Romances of Hartmann von Aue, Wolfram von Eschenbach, and Gottfried von Straßburg (Will Hasty), Drama (Stephen L. Wailes), Technical Literature (Fachliteratur) (Melitta Weiss Adamson), German Mystical Literature to 1350 (Frank J. Tobin), Vernacular Chronicles (Maria Dobozy), Pre-Courtly Epics (Sidney M. Johnson), Continuation and Innovation in Narrative Literature of the Thirteenth Century (Elizabeth A. Andersen), Didactic/Gnomic Literature of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries (Albrecht Classen).

Rezensionen

"...this Companion makes a significant contribution to the field of medieval German literature ... There is no better guide in English for much of this material." - William Layher, in: The Medieval Review , 2005