GERMAN

Handbuch der Sentenzen und Sprichworter im hofischen Roman des 12. and 13. Jahrhunderts

By Tomasek , Tomas , Tomas Tomasek

Book information

Publisher
de Gruyter, W. De Gruyter,
Year
2009
ISBN
9783110172546, 3110172542, 9783110207422
Language
german
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (4727824 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
717\717
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

This compendium provides the first complete methodical documentation of the aphorisms and proverbs in the German medieval romances of Arthur, Tristan, and The Holy Grail . The work collects and classifies the sayings from 21 romances over a period of about 100 years (approx. 1170 - 1300), relates them to their narrative context, gives a paraphrastic explanation of their meaning, locates them via parallel passages in the network of sayings in each work, and using passages from the Bible and both Latin and vernacular medieval literature places them in the relevant tradition of their use.

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