Das Lied Vom Hurnen Seyfrid
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Publisher: Manchester University Press
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Total Pages: 180
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Prodesse et delectare
Author: Norbert Kössinger
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2019-12-02
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 3110650061
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Horatian formula prodesse et delectare was extremely influential in the production of texts across various languages and genres. While indeed didactic elements can be attested to in almost any medieval text, and while medieval literature displays a range of possibilities to teach and instruct, the scope of the present volume is more closely focused on explicitly didactic literature. This volume combines contributions that analyse didactic literature in high medieval Europe from different vantage points. They open new perspectives on education as a working principle or legitimizing strategy in the heterogeneous forms of writing intended to convey knowledge. This broad thematic, linguistic and geographical scope enables us to view didactic literature as the universal phenomenon it was and prompts us to understand its influence on many aspects of society in high medieval Europe and beyond. While the contributions explore case studies predominantly from this period of transition and the expansion of the categories of knowledge, they also trace some of these developments into the later Middle Ages to spotlight the lasting influence of high medieval teaching and learning in literature. The way medieval writers combine ‘the pleasant’ with ‘the useful’ is this book’s main question.
The Nibelungen Tradition
Author: Francis G. Gentry
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 0815317859
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
A Companion to the Nibelungenlied
Author: Winder McConnell
Publisher: Camden House
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9781571131515
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis Companion to the Nibelungenlied draws on the expertise of scholars from Germany, Britain, and the United States to offer the reader fresh perspectives on a wide variety of topics regarding the epic: the latest theories regarding manuscript tradition, authorship, conflict, combat, and politics, the Otherworld and its inhabitants, eroticism (in both the Nibelungenlied and Wagner's Ring), the twentieth-century reception both of the Nibelungenlied and of its most intriguing protagonist, Kriemhild, key concepts used by the poet, the heroic, feudal, and courtly elements in the work, and an analysis of archetypal elements from the perspective of Jungian psychology.
Magic and Magicians in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Time
Author: Albrecht Classen
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2017-10-23
Total Pages: 768
ISBN-13: 311055772X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere are no clear demarcation lines between magic, astrology, necromancy, medicine, and even sciences in the pre-modern world. Under the umbrella term 'magic,' the contributors to this volume examine a wide range of texts, both literary and religious, both medical and philosophical, in which the topic is discussed from many different perspectives. The fundamental concerns address issue such as how people perceived magic, whether they accepted it and utilized it for their own purposes, and what impact magic might have had on the mental structures of that time. While some papers examine the specific appearance of magicians in literary texts, others analyze the practical application of magic in medical contexts. In addition, this volume includes studies that deal with the rise of the witch craze in the late fifteenth century and then also investigate whether the Weberian notion of disenchantment pertaining to the modern world can be maintained. Magic is, oddly but significantly, still around us and exerts its influence. Focusing on magic in the medieval world thus helps us to shed light on human culture at large.
Freedom, Imprisonment, and Slavery in the Pre-Modern World
Author: Albrecht Classen
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2021-04-19
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 3110731797
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContrary to common assumptions, medieval and early modern writers and poets often addressed the high value of freedom, whether we think of such fable authors as Marie de France or Ulrich Bonerius. Similarly, medieval history knows of numerous struggles by various peoples to maintain their own freedom or political independence. Nevertheless, as this study illustrates, throughout the pre-modern period, the loss of freedom could happen quite easily, affecting high and low (including kings and princes) and there are many literary texts and historical documents that address the problems of imprisonment and even enslavement (Georgius of Hungary, Johann Schiltberger, Hans Ulrich Krafft, etc.). Simultaneously, philosophers and theologians discussed intensively the fundamental question regarding free will (e.g., Augustine) and political freedom (e.g., John of Salisbury). Moreover, quite a large number of major pre-modern poets spent a long time in prison where they composed some of their major works (Boethius, Marco Polo, Charles d'Orléans, Thomas Malory, etc.). This book brings to light a vast range of relevant sources that confirm the existence of this fundamental and impactful discourse on freedom, imprisonment, and enslavement.
The Arthur of the Germans
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Publisher: University of Wales Press
Published: 2020-10-15
Total Pages: 498
ISBN-13: 1786837382
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the twelfth century onwards the legends of King Arthur and his knights, including the Tristan legend, spread across Europe, producing a vast range of adaptations and new stories. German and Dutch literature were of central importance in this expansion of Arthurian material from the 12th to 16th century. This title deals with this topic.
Forgery, Replica, Fiction
Author: Christopher S. Wood
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2008-08-15
Total Pages: 399
ISBN-13: 0226905977
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCredulity -- Reference by artifact -- Germany and "Renaissance"--Forgery -- Replica -- Fiction -- Re-enactment.
The Songs of Neidhart Von Reuental
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Publisher: Manchester University Press
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Total Pages: 134
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Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2008-01-08
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780300125986
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt portrays the existential struggles and downfall of an entire people, the Burgundians, in a military conflict with the Huns and their king."--Jacket.
