Del 205 - Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture

End-Times in Medieval German Literature

Sin, Evil, and the Apocalypse

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

Av Ernst Ralf Hintz, Scott Pincikowski, Ernst Ralf (Royalty Account) Hintz, Scott (Royalty Account) Pincikowski, Scott E Pincikowski

2 509 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar

Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.

Drawing upon the most current methodologies, the essays in this book pursue the multifarious functions of end-times in medieval German texts.The contemporary fascination with the end of the world and of life as we know it would not have surprised our counterparts a millennium ago; only the fact that such an end has not yet occurred. Current visions of the apocalypse encompass climate change, terrorism, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and war. Popular culture expresses the fear associated with these global crises, obsessively portraying zombies, alien attacks, pandemics, and self-destructive technology. This book explores how end-times were envisioned in medieval Germany. The essays, written by well-established scholars, examine the period's fascination with the apocalypse by applying the most current methodological approaches to a wide range of literary genres. Drawing upon methodologies such as adaptation theory, gender analysis, space and place studies, reception studies, and memory studies, this book uncovers the rhetorical, didactic, narratological, mnemonic, thematic, cultural, and political functions of end-times in medieval German texts.Contributors: Tina Boyer, Albrecht Classen, Winfried Frey, Will Hasty, Ernst Ralf Hintz, Winder McConnell, Evelyn Meyer, Scott E. Pincikowski, Marian E. Polhill, Alexander Sager, Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand, Joseph M. Sullivan.Ernst Ralf Hintz is Professor of German and Medieval Studies at Truman State University. Scott E. Pincikowski is Professor of German at Hood College.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-12-15
Mått152 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt532 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture
Antal sidor302
FörlagBoydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN9781571139894

Tillhör följande kategorier

Litteraturvetenskap inom Skonlitteratur

Scott E. Pincikowski is Professor of German at Hood College, Frederick, Maryland. ALBRECHT CLASSEN is University Distinguished Professor of German Studies at the University of Arizona; he received the title of Grand Knight Commander of the Most Noble Order of the Three Lions in 2017, in recognition of his outstanding service to German studies. Evelyn Meyer is Associate Professor of German at Saint Louis University. Joseph M. Sullivan is an Associate Professor of German at the University of Oklahoma Scott E. Pincikowski is Professor of German at Hood College, Frederick, Maryland.

Introduction - Ernst Ralf Hintz and Scott E. PincikowskiThiu wirsa giburd: Cain's Legacy, Original Sin, and the End of the World in the Old Saxon Genesis - Alexander SagerThe Heliand Revisited: Spiritual Transgendering and the Defiance of Evil - Ernst Ralf HintzThe Beginning of the End: Binary Dynamics and Initiative in Hartmann von Aue's Gregorius - Will HastyPoetic Reflections in Medieval German Literature on Tragic Conflicts, Massive Death, and Armageddon - Albrecht ClassenBeyond Good and Evil: Apocalyptic Vision without Judgment in the Nibelungenlied. An Essay - Winder McConnellEnd-Times in the Hall: The Modern Reception of the Apocalyptic Ending of the Nibelungenlied - Scott E. PincikowskiPast Present, Future Present? Visualizing Arthurian Romance and the Beholder's Share in a World that Refuses to End - Alexandra Sterling-HellenbrandIch diene und wirbe / biz ich gar verdirbe: Lovesickness, Apocalypse and the End-Times in Mauritius von Craûn and Das Nibelungenlied - Marian E. PolhillThe Slippery Concept of Evil in Hartmann von Aue's Erec and Iwein - Evelyn MeyerWigamur's Lessons on the Complexity of Evil - Joseph M. SullivanThe Miracles of the Antichrist - Tina BoyerMonsters and Monstrosities in the Pamphlet Wars of the Reformation - Winfried Frey

This collected volume under the editorship of Ernst Ralf Hintz and Scott E. Pincikowski . . . is the result of a successful collaboration of twelve Germanists, mostly Americans, among them Albrecht Classen, Will Hasty, and Winder McConnell. They have set themselves the goal of researching medieval conceptions of sin, evil, and the Apocalypse. The range of sources is diverse, comprising numerous legends, epics, and novels of courtly literature, post-courtly texts, and art objects, as well as religious texts. . . . The volume is to be recommended for readers who are . . . interested in conceptions of ethics and/or morals in the Middle Ages.