Gleiches Zu Gleichem: Figurenähnlichkeit in Der Späthöfischen Epik - (Quellen Und Forschungen Zur Literatur- Und Kulturgeschichte) by Felix Urban

About the Book

The series "QUELLEN UND FORSCHUNGEN ZUR LITERATUR- UND KULTURGESCHICHTE" (Sources and Research in the History of Literature and Culture) is an established feature among the renowned publications for German Literary Studies. Edited by Mark-Georg Dehrmann and Christiane Witthöft, the series presents examples of high-quality scholarship examining literary texts in conjunction with historical cultural phenomena.

Book Synopsis

The series "QUELLEN UND FORSCHUNGEN ZUR LITERATUR- UND KULTURGESCHICHTE" (Sources and Research in the History of Literature and Culture), with a rich tradition stretching back to 1874, is an established feature among the renowned publications for German Literary Studies. Edited by Mark-Georg Dehrmann and Christiane Witthöft, the series presents examples of high-quality scholarship examining literary texts in conjunction with historical cultural phenomena, particularly with the other arts. There is an explicit demand for literary studies with a transdisciplinary approach. German literature from the Middle Ages to the present day forms the main focus of the series.

As the historical cultural thrust of the series includes aspects of intercultural experience and national perceptions of the other, Quellen und Forschungen is also open to occasional comparative studies. The publications of the series include monographs, doctoral and professorial theses. Works presented for acceptance in the series are required to display scholarly relevance and excellence in method and presentation.

From the Back Cover

Die Idee, dass Gleiches sich gerne zu Gleichem geselle, prägt die Liebes- und Freundschaftsbeziehungen der mittelalterlichen Literatur. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht erstmals auf einer kulturhistorischen Basis die narrativen Inszenierungen von Ähnlichkeit in vier späthöfischen Romanen, in denen dieses elementare Beziehungsprinzip ins Zentrum des Erzählens rückt und sowohl die Handlungsstruktur als auch die Figurenkonstellation maßgeblich bestimmt.

About the Author

Felix Urban, University of Heidelberg, Germany.