Topographies of Gender in Middle High German Arthurian Romance

ISBN-13: 9780415930093 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 244 str.

Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand

Opis

This book explores the metaphor of topography as a mechanism for the inscription of gender roles in Arthurian romance.

Recenzje

"Sterling-Hellenbrand's book is a brilliant revision of earlier, character-based notions of gender." -- Speculum

Spis treści

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Cultural Topography and Arthurian Romance Chapter 2. The Topography of Hartmann Von Aue: Negotiating Space and Power in Erec and Iwein Chapter 3. The Topography of Wolfram Von Eschenbach: Spaces of Becoming and Being in Parzival Chapter 4. The Topography of Gottfried Von Strassberg: Places to Play in Tristan Conclusions

O autorze

Alexandria Sterling-Hellenbrand teaches at Goshen College.