Medieval Listening and Reading - The Primary Reception of German Literature 800-1300

Klappentext This book examines the first five hundred years of German literature (800 1300) and how it was received by contemporaries. Zusammenfassung This book deals with the first five hundred years of German literature (800–1300) and how it was received by contemporaries. Covering the whole spectrum of genres, from dance-songs to liturgy to drama, it explores which works were meant to be recited to listeners, which were destined for the individual reader (however rare), and which anticipated a twofold reception. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Preliminary Problems: 1. Orality and writing; 2. The historical background; Part II. Three Modes of Reception: 3. Criteria for reception by hearing; 4. Survey of reception by hearing; 5. Criteria for reception by reading; 6. Survey of reception by reading; 7. Criteria for the intermediate mode of reception; 8. Survey of the intermediate mode of reception; Part III. Conclusions: 9. Literacy, history and fiction; 10. Recital and reading in their historical context; Notes; Bibliographic index.

Product details

• Authors: Green Dennis Howard, D. H. Green, Dennis Howard Green
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.10.2005
• EAN: 9780521020886
• ISBN: 978-0-521-02088-6
• No. of pages: 500
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > German linguistics / literary studies; Germany, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literature: history and criticism, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval