| Vernacular Literary Theory in the Middle Ages: The German Tradition, 800-1300, in Its European Context Contributor(s): Haug, Walter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521027993 ISBN-13: 9780521027991 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $51.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2006 Annotation: The first edition of this book appeared in German in 1985, and set a new agenda for the study of medieval literary theory. Rather than seeing vernacular writers' reflections on their art, such as are found in prologues, epilogues and interpolations in literary texts, as merely deriving from established Latin traditions, Walter Haug shows that they marked the gradual emancipation of an independent vernacular poetics that went hand in hand with changing narrative forms. While focussing primarily on medieval German writers, Haug also takes into account French literature of the same period, and the principles underlying his argument are equally relevant to medieval literature in English or any other European language. This ground-breaking study is now available in English for the first time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - German - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
| Dewey: 809.02 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6" W x 9" (1.43 lbs) 444 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book first appeared in German in 1985, and set a new agenda for the study of medieval literary theory. While Haug focuses primarily on medieval German writers, the principles underlying his argument are equally relevant to medieval literature in English or any other European language. This ground-breaking study is now available in English for the first time. |