Frauenlob's Song of Songs : : A Medieval German Poet and His Masterpiece / / Barbara Newman.

"Frauenlob" was the stage name of Heinrich von Meissen (c. 1260-1318), a medieval German poet-minstrel. A famous and controversial figure in his day, Frauenlob (meaning "praise of ladies") exercised a strong influence on German literature into the eighteenth century. This book in...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014
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Place / Publishing House:University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021]
©2006
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (264 p.) :; 7 illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • About the Text, the Translation, and the Recording
  • Marienleich / Frauenlob's Song of Songs: Text and Translation
  • 1 The Performer, His Public, and His Peers
  • 2 Frauenlob's Canon
  • 3 The Marienleich in Context
  • 4 The Marienleich as a Work of Art
  • 5 Reception and Influence
  • Commentary on the Marienleich
  • Glossary of Technical Terms
  • Abbreviations
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Marienleich Citations
  • Index of Biblical Citations
  • General Index