| Bodies of Pain: Suffering in the Works of Hartmann von Aue Contributor(s): Pincikowski, Scott E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415939623 ISBN-13: 9780415939621 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $109.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2002 Annotation: This study provides a much needed re-evaluation of the role of pain and suffering in Hartmann von Aue. By critically and carefully combining traditional philology with modern theoretical analysis, drawing on theorists such as Mary Douglas, Michele Foucault, Norbert Elias and Elaine Scarry, the author shows how the 'body' is symbolically structured in Hartmann's work to create a distinctly medieval signification system of pain. This system is analysed through an examination of the physical body and social body of the court, and the harmonious and refined image of courtly society as depicted in Hartmann's work where it is shown that the very ideological system that informs courtly life causes suffering in both the physical and social bodies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
| Dewey: 809.933 |
| LCCN: 2002002577 |
| Series: Studies in Medieval History and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.04" W x 9.5" (0.98 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Sex & Gender - Gay |
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| Publisher Description: First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |