Hofische Wissensordnungen - Paperback

by Hans-Jochen Schiewer (Editor), Stefan Seeber (Editor)

Courtly mythologies and courtly knowledge orders are the central issues in this volume that brings together contributions from two colloquia held by the International Courtly Literature Society (ICLS). The main focus of the articles lies on mythical legitimization of power and of courtly ethics, on mythical principles of narration and on the distribution as well as hierachization of knowledge in and about texts. The volume presents examinations of a wide range of texts from >WigaloisHerzog ErnstMauritius von CraunChevalier au Papegau