Forms of individuality and literacy in the Medieval and early modern periods / edited by Franz-Josef Arlinghaus.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Arlinghaus, Franz-Josef, 1960- editor.

Series:

Utrecht studies in medieval literacy ; 31.

Utrecht studies in medieval literacy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Individuality in literature--Congresses.

Individuality in literature.

Literature, Medieval--History and criticism--Congresses.

Literature, Medieval.

Literacy--History--To 1500--Congresses.

Literacy.

History.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

viii, 317 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Turnhout : Brepols, [2015]

Summary:

Utrecht Studies in Medieval Literacy, One of the most important developments in European history took place in communication. A transition is clearly visible from illiterate societies to societies in which most members are active users of the written word. This complex process, which started in Antiquity, and is still not complete, gained momentum during the Middle Ages. This series is intended to provide a forum for publications on the history of non-verbal, oral and written communication in the Middle Ages. Interest in the subject is now widespread within the worldwide community of medieval studies; and ever more scholars are becoming convinced of the potential of studying the tensions between oral and literate modes of thought. Forms of Individuality and Literacy in the Medieval and Early Modern Periods, 'Individuality' is one: of the central categories of modern society. Can the roots of modern individuality be found in pre-modern times? Or is our way of thinking about ourselves a very recent phenomenon? This book takes a theoretical approach to the problem, derived from Niklas Luhmann's system theory, in which different forms of individuality are linked: to different structures of society in modern and pre-modern times. The papers in this volume approach this problem by discussing a broad variety of medieval and early modern-sources, including charters and seals, letters, and naming-practices in alate medieval town. Self-representation is also considered, in 'housebooks' and drawings. Textual studies: include autobiography in German Humanism, and concepts of individuality and gender in late medieval literary texts. Book jacket.

Contents:

Conceptualising Pre-Modern and Modern Individuality: Some Theoretical Considerations / Franz-Josef Arlinghaus Arlinghaus, Franz-Josef 1

Bodily Practices as an Expression of 'Individuality' in the Letters of Liselotte von der Pfalz (1652-1722) / Mareike Böth Böth, Mareike 47

Loci of Medieval Individuality: A Methodological Inquiry / Brigitte M. Bedos-Rezak Bedos-Rezak, Brigitte M. 81

Hetero-Reference and Heterology: Autobiographical Writing, Individuality, and Gender on the Threshold of the Modern Period / Eva Kormann Kormann, Eva 107

Expressing Your Self in Later Medieval England: Individuality and Social Differentiation / David Gary Shaw Shaw, David Gary 121

'Individuality', Relationships, Words about Onseself: Autobiographical Writing as a Resource (Fifteenth-Sixteenth Centuries) - Konrad Pellikan's Autobiography / Gabriele Jancke Jancke, Gabriele 151

Individuality and Narration: The Cases of Ulrich von Liechtenstein, Helene Kottanerin, and Johannes Tichtel / Matthias Meyer Meyer, Matthias 177

Kinship as Catalyst of Individuation in Sixteenth-Century German House Books: A Reconsideration of Niklas Luhmann's Approach to Pre-Modern Individuality / Gregor Rohmann Rohmann, Gregor 199

Me, Myself, and My Name: Naming and Identity in the Late Middle Ages / Christof Rolker Rolker, Christof 233

Body and Time: The Representation of the Naked and Clothed Self in Religious, Social, and Cosmological Orders (Matthaus Schwarz, 1497-1574) / Heike Schlie Schlie, Heike 259

Dialogue Situations: Considerations on Self-identification in the Middle Ages / Sabine Schmolinsky Schmolinsky, Sabine 303.

Notes:

"Based on papers given at a conference in Bielefeld in 2009"--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9782503552200

250355220X

OCLC:

930079916

Publisher Number:

9782503552200