Charlemagne in Medieval German and Dutch Literature (Hardcover)

Comprehensive survey of the legend of Charlemagne in the medieval German-speaking world. The legend of the Frankish emperor Charlemagne is widespread through the literature of the European Middle Ages. This book offers a detailed and critical analysis of how this myth emerged and developed in medieval German and Dutch literatures, bringing to light the vast array of narratives either idealizing, if not glorifying, Charlemagne as a political and religious leader, or, at times, criticizing or even ridiculing him as a pompous and ineffectual ruler. The motif is traced from its earliest origins in chronicles, in the Kaiserchronik, through the Rolandslied and Der Stricker's Karl der Grosse, to his recasting as a saint in the Zurcher Buch vom Heiligen Karl.

General

Imprint:	D.S. Brewer
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Bristol Studies in Medieval Cultures
Release date:	2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Albrecht Classen (Customer)
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	259
ISBN-13:	978-1-84384-583-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval
LSN:	1-84384-583-0
Barcode:	9781843845836

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