The Art of Narration in Wolfram's Parzival and Albrecht's Jüngerer Titurel

The Art of Narration in Wolfram's Parzival and Albrecht's Jüngerer Titurel
Author: Linda B. Parshall
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2011-03-03
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780521169202

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This text studies the narrative techniques of Wolfram and Albrecht.

Conflicting Femininities in Medieval German Literature

Conflicting Femininities in Medieval German Literature
Author: Karina Marie Ash
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2016-05-23
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1317162137

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Drastic changes in lay religiosity during the High Middle Ages spurred anxiety about women forsaking their secular roles as wives and mothers for religious ones as nuns and beguines. This anxiety and the subsequent need to model an ideal of feminine behavior for the laity is particularly expressed in the German versions of Latin and French narratives. Using thirteenth-century penitentials, monastic exempla, and sermons, Karina Marie Ash clarifies how secular wifehood was recast as a quasi-religious role and, in German epics and romances from the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries, how female characters are adapted to promote the salvific nature of worldly love in ways that echo the pastoral reevaluation of women at that time. Then she argues that mid and late thirteenth-century German literature not only reflects this impulse to idealize women's roles in lay society but also to promote an alternative model of femininity that deploys ways of privileging secular roles for women over religious ones. These continuously evolving readaptations of female protagonists across cultures and across centuries reflect fictive solutions for real historical concerns about women that not only complement contemporary pastoral and legal reforms but are also unique to medieval German literature.

The New Arthurian Encyclopedia

The New Arthurian Encyclopedia
Author: Norris J. Lacy
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1490
Release: 2013-09-05
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1136606327

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First published in 1996. Now updated with a new information-packed 40-page Supplement covering the years 1990-1995, this unique Encyclopedia highlights the World of King Arthur from its origins in Dark Age Britain to the present day, when Arthurian novels, films, and music continue to appear around the world at an astonishing rate. The Supplement, which provides five full years of coverage not available anywhere else, enhances the usefulness of more than 1,300 entries on all aspects of the Arthurian legend-in literature, history, folklore, archaeology, art, and music. Written by an international team of over 130 authorities, no oth­er work approaches this A-Z guide to the legends of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table for breadth and depth of coverage. This is the ultimate source for reliable information on topics as diverse as the Grail, Tristan and Isolde, Lancelot and Guenevere, Arthurian operas, the historicity of Arthur, and more.

German Literature of the High Middle Ages

German Literature of the High Middle Ages
Author: Will Hasty
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2006
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1571131736

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New essays on the first flowering of German literature, in the High Middle Ages and especially during the period 1180-1230.

Arthurian Writers

Arthurian Writers
Author: Laura Lambdin
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 425
Release: 2007-11-30
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0313346836

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King Arthur is perhaps the central figure of the medieval world, and the lore of Camelot has captivated literary imaginations from the Middle Ages to the present. Included in this volume are extended entries on more than 30 writers who incorporate Arthurian legend in their works. Arranged chronologically, the entries trace the pervasive influence of Arthurian lore on world literature across time. Entries are written by expert contributors and discuss such writers as Geoffrey of Monmouth, Boccaccio, Chaucer, Mark Twain, John Steinbeck, and Margaret Atwood. Each entry provides biographical information, a discussion of the author's use of Arthurian legend and contribution to the Arthurian literary tradition, and a bibliography of primary and secondary material. The volume begins with an introductory overview and concludes with suggestions for further reading. The central figure of the medieval world, King Arthur has captivated literary imaginations from the Middle Ages to the present. This book includes extended entries on more than 30 writers in the Arthurian tradition. Arranged chronologically and written by expert contributors, the entries trace the pervasive influence of Arthurian legend from the Middle Ages to the present. Each entry provides biographical information, a discussion of the writer's use of Arthurian legend and contribution to the Arthurian literary tradition, and a bibliography of primary and secondary material. The volume begins with an introductory overview and closes with a discussion of Arthurian lore in art, along with suggestions for further reading. Students will gain a better understanding of the Middle Ages and the lasting significance of the medieval world on contemporary culture.

Routledge Revivals: Medieval Germany (2001)

Routledge Revivals: Medieval Germany (2001)
Author: John M. Jeep
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1944
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 1351665391

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First published in 2001, Medieval Germany: An Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive guide to the German and Dutch-speaking world in the Middle Ages, from approximately C.E. 500 to 1500. It offers detailed accounts of a wide variety of aspects of medieval Germany, including language, literature, architecture, politics, warfare, medicine, philosophy and religion. In addition, this reference work includes bibliographies and citations to aid further study. This A-Z encyclopedia, featuring over 500 entries written by expert contributors, will be of key interest to students and scholars, as well as general readers.

Wirnt Von Gravenberg's Wigalois

Wirnt Von Gravenberg's Wigalois
Author: Neil Thomas
Publisher: DS Brewer
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2005
Genre: Arthurian romances
ISBN: 9781843840381

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Reappraisal of Wirnt von Gravenberg's Wigalois, showing how it confronts and takes issue with - rather than simply imitating - earlier German Arthurian romance.

Medieval Germany

Medieval Germany
Author: John M. Jeep
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 958
Release: 2001
Genre: Civilization, Medieval
ISBN: 0824076443

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An encyclopedia covering the political, social, intellectual, religious and cultural history of the German- and Dutch-speaking medieval world, between 500 and 1500. Entries cover individuals and their deeds as well as broader historical topics.

Medieval Literacy and Textuality in Middle High German

Medieval Literacy and Textuality in Middle High German
Author: A. Volfing
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2007-08-20
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0230607225

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This study addresses the topics of literacy and texuality in order to develop a new line of interpretation for a landmark of Middle High German literature. Albrecht's Der jüngere Titurel is an intellectually ambitious narrative written ca. 1270 as a prequel and sequel to the more famous Arthurian texts by Wolfram von Eschenbach.

Narratives of Individuation

Narratives of Individuation
Author: Raya A. Jones
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 451
Release: 2019-04-15
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0429514700

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In Narratives of Individuation, Raya A. Jones and Leslie Gardner present 12 cutting-edge essays that bridge Jungian and narrative approaches to self-understanding, and offer critical appraisal of both approaches. Exploring the Jungian concept of individuation and the related interest in dreams, as well as the premise of the narrative self and the related interest in life-stories, this innovative volume interprets the topic in unique and unprecedented ways. An outstanding selection of contributors cover several overarching themes to provide a comprehensive understanding of these two powerful narratives. The contributors explore historical and conceptual issues concerning the narrative self, as well as applying it, including to Jung’s autobiography. Chapters also examine how Jung developed his theory of individuation, and engage with contemporary thinking in anthropology, psychology (including the dialogical self) and Jungian psychotherapy, towards refiguring how people arrive at self-understanding. Written by leaders in the field, Narratives of Individuation is a valuable interdisciplinary resource that illuminates a multitude of perspectives on individuation and self-realisation. Owing to its original ideas and breadth of scope, Narratives of Individuation will appeal to academics and students of Jungian and post-Jungian studies, anthropology, psychology, literary studies and anyone examining concepts of selfhood and the significance of narrativity. It will also be of great interest to Jungian analysts and psychotherapists, and analytical psychologists.