| Justice and the Social Context of Early Middle High German Literature Contributor(s): Sullivan, Robert G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415936853 ISBN-13: 9780415936859 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2001 Annotation: Early Middle High German religious literature, a substantial corpus of wide-ranging verse and prose works written between ca. 1050 and 1170, was long dismissed as derivative and overzealously ascetic. This book argues that far from preaching traditional, otherworldly ideals, the authors or these religious works were deeply engaged in the social, political, and spiritual issues that characterized the Holy Roman Empire at a time of radical transformation. The authors urged their listeners, especially men and women of the nobility, to pursue a justice responsive to the needs of their world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - General - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
| Dewey: 831.209 |
| LCCN: 2001019649 |
| Series: Studies in Medieval History and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.4" W x 9.34" (0.91 lbs) 206 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book argues that far from preaching traditional, otherworldly ideals, the authors or these religious works were deeply engaged in the social, political, and spiritual issues that characterized the Holy Roman Empire at a time of radical transformation. |