Daughter Zion Allegory in Medieval German Religious Writing

List of contents

Preface

1. The Daugher Zion tradition: Origins and contours

2. Narrativizing the metaphor: Latin prose and German verse

3. German and Dutch prose versions

4. Male brides of Christ: Friedrich Sunder and Heinrich Seuse

5. Daughter Zion in Engelthal: Christine Ebner and Adelheid Langmann

6. Beating the bride into shape: Konrads Büchlein von der geistlichen Gemahelschaft and Christus und die minnende Seele

Conclusion

About the author

Annette Volfing is Professor of Medieval German Studies at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Oriel College, UK. She is a Fellow of the British Academy.

Summary

Examining medieval German religious writing (verse and prose) and Dutch prose works, Annette Volfing suggests that the Daughter Zion allegory provides an excellent springboard for investigating key aspects of medieval religious and literary culture. She argues that the development of the allegory from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries marks th

Product details

• Authors: Volfing Annette, Annette Volfing, Volfing Annette
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367881207
• ISBN: 978-0-367-88120-7
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, german, Christianity, CE period up to c 1500, Medieval History, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, c 1000 CE to c 1500, History and Archaeology, Literature: history and criticism, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical Studies & Exegesis