Eine Epoche im Umbruch

The book features a collection of essays exploring various aspects of medieval literature and communication. Dennis Green discusses terminology related to listening and reading in the Middle Ages. Christa Bertelsmeier-Kierst offers a cultural context for literature around 1200. Eckart Conrad Lutz examines communication models through the lens of 12th and 13th-century author images. Dorothea Klein analyzes the emergence of vernacular world chronicles up to 1300. Bernd Bastert contrasts Konrad's "Rolandslied" with Stricker's "Karl der Große" regarding their conception and transmission. Gerd Althoff investigates the reality and fictionality of ritual communication forms. Elisabeth Lienert focuses on the interplay of speech and writing in Middle High German heroic epics. Victor Millet discusses the constitution of German heroic epic within a European context. Ricarda Bauschke explores literary play in historical modeling, particularly in Herbort's "Liet von Troye." Peter Kern addresses the reception of "Metamorphosen" in 13th-century German poetry. Paul Gerhard Schmidt surveys Middle Latin romances. Jürgen Wolf looks at the transmission of Arthurian romance in Germany and France. Klaus Ridder examines affectivity and violence in medieval epic. Bernhard Schnell provides an overview of 13th-century German medical literature. Freimut Löser discusses the relationship between the empire, the individual, and religion. Franz-Josef Holzna