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Charlemagne in Medieval German and Dutch Literature

By: Albrecht Classen

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Charlemagne in Medieval German and Dutch Literature

By: Albrecht Classen

The legend of the Frankish emperor Charlemagne is widespread through the literature of the European Middle Ages. This book offers a detailed and critical analysis of how this myth emerged and developed in medieval German and Dutch literatures, bringing to light the vast array of narratives either idealizing, if not glorifying, Charlemagne as a political and religious leader, or, at times, criticizing or even ridiculing him as a pompous and ineffectual ruler. The motif is traced from its earliest origins in chronicles, in the Kaiserchronik, through the Rolandslied and Der Stricker's Karl der Große, to his recasting as a saint in the Zürcher Buch vom Heiligen Karl.

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1843845830

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Early History of the Southwest Through the Eyes of German-speaking Jesuit Missionaries

A Transcultural Experience in the Eighteenth Century

By: Albrecht Classen

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Early History of the Southwest Through the Eyes of German-speaking Jesuit Missionaries

A Transcultural Experience in the Eighteenth Century

By: Albrecht Classen

The history of the United States has been deeply determined by Germans throughout time, but hardly anyone has noticed that this was the case in the Southwest as well, known as Arizona/Sonora today, in the eighteenth century as Pimer a Alta. This was the area where the Jesuits operated all by themselves, and many of them, at least since the 1730s, originated from the Holy Roman Empire, hence were identified as Germans (including Swiss, Austrians, Bohemians, Croats, Alsatians, and Poles). Most of them were highly devout and dedicated, hard working and very intelligent people, achieving wonders in terms of settling the native population, teaching and converting them to Christianity. However, because of complex political processes and the effects of the 'black legend' all Jesuit missionaries were expelled from the Americas in 1767, and the order was banned globally in 1773. As this book illustrates, a surprisingly large number of these German Jesuits composed extensive reports and even encyclopedias, not to forget letters, about the Sonoran Desert and its people. Much of what we know about that world derives from their writing, which proves to be fascinating, lively, and highly informative reading material.

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0739177842

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Short Stories by Werner Bergengruen

A Selection of His Novellas

By: Albrecht Classen

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Short Stories by Werner Bergengruen

A Selection of His Novellas

By: Albrecht Classen

Long ignored, the fascinating Baltic-German author Werner Bergengruen (d. 1964), once even nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature, is reintroduced here through the English translation of a selection of his best short stories. The bulk of the book consists of his Death from Reval (1939), in which we are confronted with a variety of perspectives on death as intertwined with people’s lives in that Estonian city. We are invited to follow curious habits and attitudes by various survivors and thus learn to smile about and with death. In other novellas chosen from his extensive œuvre, Bergengruen offers thought-provoking and intriguing accounts about events in the Middle Ages and the early modern age concerning honor, love, freedom, marriage, power, and the importance of humility particularly in politics. Bergengruen emerges as an excellent observer of people’s values and ideals, shortcomings and failures, as his short stories provide timeless messages relevant for our lives, often couched in historical settings.

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1527569667

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Violence in Medieval Courtly Literature

A Casebook

By: Albrecht Classen

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Violence in Medieval Courtly Literature

A Casebook

By: Albrecht Classen

Although courtly literature is often associated with a chivalrous and idyllic life, the fifteen original essays in this collection demonstrate that the quest for love in the world of medieval courtly literature was underpinned by violence. Lovers were rejected, mistrust ruled, rape was a rampant problem, and marriage was often characterized by brutality. Albrecht Classen brings together an outstanding group of historical, cultural, and literary scholars in this volume to investigate the complicated, nuanced, and often surprising unions of love and violence in courtly medieval literature.

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The Poems of Oswald Von Wolkenstein

An English Translation of the Complete Works (1376/77–1445)

By: Albrecht Classen

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The Poems of Oswald Von Wolkenstein

An English Translation of the Complete Works (1376/77–1445)

By: Albrecht Classen

This book offers the first complete English translation of the poems by the late-medieval German (Tyrolean) Oswald von Wolkenstein (1376/1377-1445). Oswald von Wolkenstein was one of the leading poets of his time and created some of the most exciting, experimental, and also deeply religious-conservative poetry of the entire Middle Ages and far beyond. German scholarship and musicologists have long recognized the extraordinary strength and power of Oswald s Middle High German songs, both in terms of his poetic imagery and his musical performance. This book proves Oswald's uvre to be one of the most idiosyncratic and individualistic in the entire late Middle Ages. Classen reveals how Oswald continued the medieval tradition, yet was a true innovator, exploring new attitudes toward love, sexuality, travel, war, politics, language, music, and, above all, his own individuality.

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0230617174

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The Power of a Woman's Voice in Medieval and Early Modern Literatures

New Approaches to German and European Women Writers and to Violence Against Women in Premodern Times

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The Power of a Woman's Voice in Medieval and Early Modern Literatures

New Approaches to German and European Women Writers and to Violence Against Women in Premodern Times

By: Albrecht Classen

The study takes the received view among scholars that women in the Middle Ages were faced with sustained misogyny and that their voices were seldom heard in public and subjects it to a critical analysis. The ten chapters deal with various aspects of the question, and the voices of a variety of authors - both female and male - are heard. The study opens with an enquiry into violence against women, including in texts by male writers (Hartmann von Aue, Gottfried von Straßburg, Wolfram von Eschenbach) which indeed describe instances of violence, but adopt an extremely critical stance towards them. It then proceeds to show how women were able to develop an independent identity in various genres and could present themselves as authorities in the public eye. Mystic texts by Hildegard of Bingen, Marie de France and Margery Kempe, the medieval conduct poem known as Die Winsbeckin, the Devout Books of Sisters composed in convents in South-West Germany, but also quasi-historical documents such as the memoirs of Helene Kottaner or Anna Weckerin's cookery book, demonstrate that far more women were in the public gaze than had hitherto been assumed and that they possessed the self-confidence to establish their positions with their intellectual and their literary achievements.

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3110897776

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Prostitution in Medieval and Early Modern Literature

The Dark Side of Sex and Love in the Premodern Era

By: Albrecht Classen

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Prostitution in Medieval and Early Modern Literature

The Dark Side of Sex and Love in the Premodern Era

By: Albrecht Classen

Prostitution is known as the oldest profession in the history of humanity. While historians have already given due consideration to the profession’s social and cultural meanings across time periods, little has been written about literary representations of prostitution. Prostitution in Medieval and Early Modern Literature analyses the work of writers from an array of social positions, including courtly poets and even religious writers, dealing with the topic during the medieval and early modern periods. Its study shows that prostitutes and brothel owners were present on the literary stage far more often than we might have assumed. Utilizing an interdisciplinary approach and incorporating relevant sources from across the entire European continent dating from the early Middle Ages to the sixteenth century, it examines the phenomenon of prostitution in a variety of contexts and highlights the extent to which the institution mattered for both the higher and the lower classes.

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1498585817

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The Secret in Medieval Literature

Alternative Worlds in the Middle Ages

By: Albrecht Classen

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The Secret in Medieval Literature

Alternative Worlds in the Middle Ages

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The Secret in Medieval Literature explores the many secret agents, actions, creatures, and other beings influencing human existence. Medieval poets had a clear sense of the alternative dimension (the secret) and allowed it to enter quite frequently into their texts.

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1666917877

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Water in Medieval Literature

An Ecocritical Reading

By: Albrecht Classen

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Water in Medieval Literature

An Ecocritical Reading

By: Albrecht Classen

Ecocritical thinking has sensitized us more than ever before to the tremendous importance of water for human life, as it is richly reflected in the world of literature. The great relevance of water also in the Middle Ages might come as a surprise for many readers, but the evidence assembled here confirms that also medieval poets were keenly aware of the importance of water to sustain all life, to provide understanding of life’s secrets, to mirror love, and to connect the individual with God. In eleven chapters major medieval European authors and their works are discussed here, taking us from the world of Old Norse to Irish and Latin literature, to German, French, English, and Italian romances and other narratives.

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1498539858

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A History of Roman Literature (2 vols.)

From Livius Andronicus to Boethius with special regard to its influence on world literature

By: M. von Albrecht

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A History of Roman Literature (2 vols.)

From Livius Andronicus to Boethius with special regard to its influence on world literature

By: M. von Albrecht

Michael von Albrecht's A History of Roman Literature, originally published in German, can rightly be seen as the long awaited counterpart to Albin Lesky's Geschichte der Griechischen Literatur. In what will probably be the last survey made by a single scholar the whole of Latin literature from Livius Andronicus up to Boethius comes to the fore. 'Literature' is taken here in its broad, antique sense, and therefore also includes e.g. rhetoric, philosophy and history. Special attention has been given to the influence of Latin literature on subsequent centuries down to our own days. Extensive indices give access to this monument of learning. The introductions in Von Albrecht's texts, together with the large bibliographies make further study both more fruitful and easy.

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9004329900

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Cicero's Style

A Synopsis. Followed by Selected Analytic Studies

By: M. von Albrecht

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Cicero's Style

A Synopsis. Followed by Selected Analytic Studies

By: M. von Albrecht

Cicero was speaking like everybody, but better than anybody. Far from confining himself to the so-called 'periodic style', Cicero was a master of a thousand shades. This synopsis, followed by examples, shows in detail, why a study of Cicero's style might be rewarding even today.

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9047401972

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Roman Epic

An Interpretative Introduction

By: M. von Albrecht

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Roman Epic

An Interpretative Introduction

By: M. von Albrecht

The author's approach to Roman epic is interpretative; the reader is invited to study a choice of typical texts, from the beginnings to the end of Antiquity. Famous poets are given the attention they deserve, but also some minor authors are discovered as precious 'missing links' between the ages. Special heed is paid to intertextual relationships between different epochs, cultures, literary genres, linguistic and literary patterns. The book is meant for students and teachers of classical and modern literatures, but also for all those interested in the history of literary genres and cultural ideas.

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9004351418

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Deissmann the Philologist

By: Albrecht Gerber

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Deissmann the Philologist

By: Albrecht Gerber

Deissmann the Philologist is the first in-depth biographical appraisal of the many once celebrated academic achievements (later mostly overlooked) of the German theologian Gustav Adolf Deissmann (1866-1937). While this authoritative book focuses t

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3110224313

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Tracing the Trails in the Medieval World

Epistemological Explorations, Orientation, and Mapping in Medieval Literature

By: Albrecht Classen

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Tracing the Trails in the Medieval World

Epistemological Explorations, Orientation, and Mapping in Medieval Literature

By: Albrecht Classen

Every human being knows that we are walking through life following trails, whether we are aware of them or not. Medieval poets, from the anonymous composer of Beowulf to Marie de France, Hartmann von Aue, Gottfried von Strassburg, and Guillaume de Lorris to Petrarch and Heinrich Kaufringer, predicated their works on the notion of the trail and elaborated on its epistemological function. We can grasp here an essential concept that determines much of medieval and early modern European literature and philosophy, addressing the direction which all protagonists pursue, as powerfully illustrated also by the anonymous poets of Herzog Ernst and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Dante’s Divina Commedia, in fact, proves to be one of the most explicit poetic manifestations of the fundamental idea of the trail, but we find strong parallels also in powerful contemporary works such as Guillaume de Deguileville’s Pèlerinage de la vie humaine and in many mystical tracts.

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1000205029

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Freedom, Imprisonment, and Slavery in the Pre-Modern World

Cultural-Historical, Social-Literary, and Theoretical Reflections

By: Albrecht Classen

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Freedom, Imprisonment, and Slavery in the Pre-Modern World

Cultural-Historical, Social-Literary, and Theoretical Reflections

By: Albrecht Classen

Contrary 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.

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3110731797

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Haikus – Hawai'ian Experiences

Poetic and Visual Explorations

By: Albrecht Classen

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Haikus – Hawai'ian Experiences

Poetic and Visual Explorations

By: Albrecht Classen

Viele träumen von Hawai'i, dem 50. Staat der USA. In der Werbung gibt es viele beeindruckende Bilder von diesen Inseln, aber nur wenn man dort länger lebt und mit der Kamera genauer hinschaut, und dazu auch noch Lyrik in der Gattung der Haiku verfasst, kommt uns diese subtropische Welt näher. Klar, da sind die schönen Strände, aber oftmals säumen raue Basaltgesteine die Küste. Ein näherer Blick auf die Blumen, die Früchte, die Bäume oder Steine vermittelt auf einmal einen ganz anderen Eindruck, viel tiefer, was die Kamera erst richtig möglich macht. Dazu biete ich Haikus, auf Englisch verfasst. This is a collection of my own photos from the Big Island of Hawai'i accompanied by my newly minted haiku. I hope you will enjoy them as much as I did when I composed them in light of my photos (2023).

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Charlemagne in Medieval German and Dutch Literature

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Charlemagne in Medieval German and Dutch Literature

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Freedom, Imprisonment, and Slavery in the Pre-Modern World

Cultural-Historical, Social-Literary, and Theoretical Reflections

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Cultural-Historical, Social-Literary, and Theoretical Reflections

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The Poems of Oswald Von Wolkenstein

An English Translation of the Complete Works (1376/77–1445)

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An English Translation of the Complete Works (1376/77–1445)

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Sexual Violence and Rape in the Middle Ages

A Critical Discourse in Premodern German and European Literature

By: Albrecht Classen

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Sexual Violence and Rape in the Middle Ages

A Critical Discourse in Premodern German and European Literature

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Medieval historians and literary scholars have not ignored the topic of sexual violence and rape, but the primary focus has regularly rested on English, French, or Italian documents. Here we have the first book-length study that investigates the treatment of sexual crimes in medieval and early modern German and Latin literature, making great efforts to shed light on often ignored scenes and episodes even in some of the ‚classical‘ works such as Wolfram von Eschenbach’s Parzival or the anonymous Nibelungenlied. As this monograph reveals, many times we face situations where we cannot easily determine whether rape has occurred or not. Consequently, we recognize an important discourse in these literary examples concerning the question of how to view and deal with sexual violence, which could also involve men as victims. This critical examination extends toward sixteenth-century jest narratives (Schwänke) where the issue of rape continued to occupy the authors’ minds. Moreover, as numerous side glances to contemporary European literature indicate, the theme of sexual violence was of universal concern and critical importance during the entire premodern era.

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3110263386

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Handbook of Medieval Culture

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Handbook of Medieval Culture

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A follow-up publication to the Handbook of Medieval Studies, this new reference work turns to a different focus: medieval culture. Medieval research has grown tremendously in depth and breadth over the last decades. Particularly our understanding of medieval culture, of the basic living conditions, and the specific value system prevalent at that time has considerably expanded, to a point where we are in danger of no longer seeing the proverbial forest for the trees. The present, innovative handbook offers compact articles on essential topics, ideals, specific knowledge, and concepts defining the medieval world as comprehensively as possible. The topics covered in this new handbook pertain to issues such as love and marriage, belief in God, hell, and the devil, education, lordship and servitude, Christianity versus Judaism and Islam, health, medicine, the rural world, the rise of the urban class, travel, roads and bridges, entertainment, games, and sport activities, numbers, measuring, the education system, the papacy, saints, the senses, death, and money.

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3110377624

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Violence in Medieval Courtly Literature

A Casebook

By: Albrecht Classen

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Toleration and Tolerance in Medieval and Early Modern European Literature

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Toleration and Tolerance in Medieval and Early Modern European Literature

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Toleration and Tolerance in Medieval European Literature aims to examine and unearth the critical investigations of toleration and tolerance presented in literary texts of the Middle Ages. In contrast to previous approaches, this volume identifies new methods of interpreting conventional classifications of toleration and tolerance through the emergence of multi-level voices in literary, religious, and philosophical discourses of authorities in medieval literature. Accordingly, this volume identifies two separate definitions of toleration and tolerance, the former as a representative of a majority group accepts a member of the minority group but still holds firmly to the believe that s/he is right and the other entirely wrong, and tolerance meaning that all faiths, convictions, and ideologies are treated equally, and the majority speaker is ready to accept that potentially his/her position is wrong. Applying these distinct differences in the critical investigation of interaction and representation in context, this book offers new insight into the tolerant attitudes portrayed in medieval literature of which regularly appealed, influenced and shaped popular opinions of the period.

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0367787091

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The Medieval Chastity Belt

A Myth-Making Process

By: A. Classen

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The Medieval Chastity Belt

A Myth-Making Process

By: A. Classen

The chastity belt is one of those objects people have commonly identified with the 'dark' Middle Ages. This book analyzes the origin of this myth and demonstrates how a convenient misconception, or contorted imagination, of an allegedly historical practice has led to profoundly flawed interpretations of control mechanisms used by jealous husbands.

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134953627X

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Prostitution in Medieval and Early Modern Literature

The Dark Side of Sex and Love in the Premodern Era

By: Albrecht Classen

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Prostitution in Medieval and Early Modern Literature

The Dark Side of Sex and Love in the Premodern Era

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