Writing Sin in the German Lands, 10501215 - Confession, Penance, and Textuality

About the author

Sarah Bowden is Reader in German and Medieval Studies at King's College London, where she has worked since 2012. She is the author of Bridal-Quest Epics: A Revisionary Approach (2012), as well as articles and edited volumes on medieval German literature. Her research has been supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the Thyssen Foundation, and the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

Summary

This book is about the relationship between dealing with sin and writing poetry in the Middle Ages; focusing particularly on twelfth-century Germany, it discusses how people performed penance and thought about their sin through the close consideration of literary texts written in German.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Bowden, Sarah (Reader in German and Medieval Studi Bowden
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.08.2025
• EAN: 9780198948308
• ISBN: 978-0-19-894830-8
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Oxford Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Classical linguistics / literary studies; RELIGION / History, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, History of Religion, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets