2002, ISBN: 019924684X

[EAN: 9780199246847], Neubuch, [PU: Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford], Hardcover. The saint and visionary author John the Evangelist becomes the focus of spiritual and literary discus… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780199246847], Neubuch, [PU: Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford], Hardcover. The saint and visionary author John the Evangelist becomes the focus of spiritual and literary discussion in a great range of Middle High German writings, many of them not previously examined by scholars. These include not just sermons and devotional literature (sometimes aimed specifically at women in religious orders), but also narrative romance in verse and 'Meisterlieder', the metrically intricate didactic poetry of the later part of the period. Paying particular attention to the theme of 'imitatio' - the extent to which the saint is presented as a suitable role-model for different categories of reader - Annette Volfing reveals the considerable variations in the literary uses of John in different genres. The strength of the book depends partly on the fact that it draws attention to a body of largely unknown literary texts, and partly on the fact that its analysis involves the juxtaposition of genres normally considered in isolation. Above all, it provides a coherent overview of a theme of central importance to the history of Western spirituality. Paying particular attention to the theme of "imitatio"—the extent to which the saint is presented as a suitable role-model for different categories of reader— Annette Volfing reveals the considerable variations in the literary uses of the saint and visionary author John in different genres. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability., Books<

2001, ISBN: 019924684X

Oxford University Press, 2001. 284p. Hardback. Unbekannter Einband Printed on Demand 4 weeks, mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU: Oxford University Press]

2001, ISBN: 9780199246847

Imitating the Inimitable, Buch, Hardcover, [PU: Oxford University Press], Oxford University Press, 2001

ISBN: 019924684X

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