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Topographies of gender in middle high German Arthurian romance / Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sterling-Hellenbrand, Alexandra, 1965- author.
- Series:
- Medieval history and culture.
- Medieval History and Culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- German poetry--Middle High German, 1050-1500--History and criticism.
- German poetry.
- Epic poetry, German--History and criticism.
- Epic poetry, German.
- Arthurian romances--History and criticism.
- Arthurian romances.
- Masculinity in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (263 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Routledge, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book explores the metaphor of topography as a mechanism for the inscription of gender roles in Arthurian romance.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Cultural Topography and Arthurian Romance; Introduction; Cultural Topography; Romance Space; Gender Topographies; The Reality of Courtly Romance; The Experiment of Fiction; The Gender Question; Gender, Romance, and the Issue of Space; 2. The Topography of Hartmann von Aue:Negotiating Spaces and Power in Erec and Iwein; Erec: ""wan bî den liuten ist sô guot""; Iwein: A Woman's Place Is Her Castle; 3. The Topography of Wolfram von Eschenbach:Spaces of ""Becoming"" and ""Being"" in Parzival
- Wolfram's Reaction to HartmannWolfram's Worlds; The Orient; The Courtly (Arthurian) World; The Grail World; 4. The Topography of Gottfried von Strassburg:Places to Play in Tristan; Gottfried and His Contemporaries; A Place for Noble Hearts; ""Real"" Places; The Forest Transformed; Ireland: A Mother's Place, An Other Space; Cornwall: A Place for Two to Play; ""ein man mit muote""; 5. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- "First published 2001 by Garland Publishing, Inc."--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-70020-X
- 1-315-02336-9
- 1-136-70013-7
- 9781315023366
- OCLC:
- 897452921
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