the primary reception of German literature, 800-1300 /
D.H. Green.
New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1994.
xv, 483 pages ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-476) and indexes.
1. Orality and writing -- 2. The historical background -- 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 -- 9. Literacy, history and fiction -- 10. Recital and reading in their historical context -- Appendix. Middle High German 'lesen' = 'to narrate, recount, tell'.
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The opening chapters review previous scholarship and the introduction of writing into preliterate Germany. The core of the book presents lexical and non-lexical evidence for the different modes of reception, taken from the whole spectrum of genres, from dance songs to liturgy, from drama and heroic literature to the court narrative and lyric poetry. The social contexts of reception and the physical process of reading books are also considered. Two concluding chapters explore the literary and historical implications of the slow interpenetration of orality and literacy. There is a comprehensive bibliographical index of primary sources.
This study brings recent scholarly debates on oral cultures and literate societies to bear on the earliest recorded literature in German (800-1300). It considers the criteria for assessing what works were destined for listeners, what examples anticipated readers, and how for both modes of reception could apply to one work, exploring the possible interplay between them.
£50.00 : Formerly CIP
BMBF-Statusseminar
Civilization, Medieval, in literature.
German literature-- Middle High German, 1050-1500-- History and criticism.
German literature-- Old High German, 750-1050-- History and criticism.
Oral tradition-- Germany.
German literature-- Middle High German, 1050-1500-- History and criticism.
Oral tradition-- Germany.
Althochdeutsch
Civilisation médiévale-- Dans la littérature.
Civilization, Medieval, in literature.
Duits.
German literature-- Middle High German, 1050-1500-- History and criticism.
German literature-- Middle High German.
German literature-- Old High German, 750-1050-- History and criticism.
German literature-- Old High German.
Letterkunde.
Literatur
Littérature allemande-- 1050-1500 (moyen haut allemand)-- Histoire et critique.
Littérature allemande-- 750-1050 (vieux haut allemand)-- Histoire et critique.