Secret in Medieval Literature Alternative Worlds in the Middle Ages

The Secret in Medieval Literature explores the many secret agents, actions, creatures, and other beings influencing human existence. Medieval poets had a clear sense of the alternative dimension (the secret) and allowed it to enter quite frequently into their texts.

About the author

Albrecht Classen is University Distinguished Professor of German Studies at the University of Arizona, Tucson.

Product details

• Authors: Albrecht Classen, Classen Albrecht
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 30.11.2022
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Fiction > Poetry, drama
• EAN: 9781666917864
• ISBN: 978-1-66691-786-4
• Pages: 294
• Series: Studies in Medieval Literature
• Subjects: LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / General, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: ancient, classical & medieval, Medieval Literature, Medieval style, other world, alternative epistemology, unknown forces, unknown dimension, other reality