Literary Patronage in the Middle Ages

List of contents

1. Literary Patronage in Classical Times 2. The Scop, The Scald, The Bard, and the Minstrel 3. Troubadours, Trouveres, and Minnesingers 4. General and Special Phases of Patronage in the Middle Ages 5. Court Writings 6. Works Written at Request 7. The Epilogue Excusatory and the "Go, Little Book" Formula 8. Dedications 9. Presentation 10. Rewards 11. Hints for Patronage and the Epistle Mendicant 12. Patrons of Letters in England

About the author

Karl Julius Holznecht

Summary

Published in 1966: The present study attempts in its fashion to supply a connected account of this somewhat neglected phase of medieval literary life, and to look carefully in earlier ages for the origins of medieval patronage.

Product details

• Authors: Karl Julius Holzknecht, Karl Julius Holznecht
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9780367174507
• ISBN: 978-0-367-17450-7
• No. of pages: 258
• Series: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval