Humanismus In der Deutschen Literatur des Mittelalters und der Frühen Neuzeit:Xviii. Anglo-German Colloquium Hofgeismar 2003 |
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| Editor:
| McLelland, Nicola
Schiewer, Hans-Jochen
Schmitt, Stefanie |
| ISBN: | 978-3-11-916089-6 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2008 |
| Publisher: | De Gruyter, Inc.
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| Book Format: | Mixed media product |
| List Price: | USD $321.00 |
Book Description:
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The articles assembled here discuss humanism as a concept and phenomenon in the literature of the Middle Ages and the early modern age. With reference to authors, genres, and various reception phenomena, the authors set out to identify a humanistic matrix in 15th and 16th century German literature with a view to confirming or problematizing the concept as a signature of the epoch. The suitability of the term humanism as an epistemic category is subjected to searching scrutiny and...
More DescriptionThe articles assembled here discuss humanism as a concept and phenomenon in the literature of the Middle Ages and the early modern age. With reference to authors, genres, and various reception phenomena, the authors set out to identify a humanistic matrix in 15th and 16th century German literature with a view to confirming or problematizing the concept as a signature of the epoch. The suitability of the term humanism as an epistemic category is subjected to searching scrutiny and discussed against the background of a broad literary spectrum with consistent reference to interrelations with the Romance cultures and the cultural touchstone represented by Latin.