Bridal-Quest Epics in Medieval Germany: A Revisionary Approach

Sarah Bowden

Bridal-Quest Epics in Medieval Germany
A Revisionary Approach

Sarah Bowden

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MHRA Texts and Dissertations 85

Bithell Series of Dissertations 40

Modern Humanities Research Association and the Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies

30 May 2012 • 188pp

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MedievalGermanPoetry

König Rother, Salman und Morolf, the Münchner Oswald and Grauer Rock (otherwise known as Orendel) have had a troubled position in the literary history of medieval Germany. Forced into a normative generic framework as either ‘Minstrel Epic’ (Spielmannsepik) or ‘Bridal-quest Epic’ (Brautwerbungsepik), these texts have been viewed conventionally according to an essentially teleological classification or a schematic ideal.

Bowden challenges the premises of such a view with a detailed history of the textual scholarship, and revaluates these so called ‘Bridal-quests’ on their own terms, offering detailed and suggestive readings of each work without the distortions or limitations inherent in the traditional interpretative model.

Sarah Bowden is Powys Roberts Research Fellow at St Hugh’s College, Oxford.

Reviews:

‘Bowden’s style is clear, lively, and elegant. As well as making a definitive statement, this book also offers insightful interpretations that are likely to make the texts in question more accessible and appealing to students.’ — Annette Volfing, Modern Language Review 109, 2014, 534-35 (full text online)

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i-iv	Front Matter Sarah Bowden doi:10.2307/j.ctt2tt826.1	Cite
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v-vi	Table of Contents Sarah Bowden doi:10.2307/j.ctt2tt826.2	Cite
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vii-viii	Acknowledgements S. B. doi:10.2307/j.ctt2tt826.3	Cite
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1-34	Introduction: the Problems of Spielmannsepik and Brautwerbungsepik Sarah Bowden doi:10.2307/j.ctt2tt826.4	Cite
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35-69	Chapter 1 König Rother: Rother and Dietrich Sarah Bowden doi:10.2307/j.ctt2tt826.5	Cite
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70-101	Chapter 2 Salman Und Morolf: Salme and Morolf Sarah Bowden doi:10.2307/j.ctt2tt826.6	Cite
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102-136	Chapter 3 the Münchner Oswald: Saint and King Sarah Bowden doi:10.2307/j.ctt2tt826.7	Cite
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137-162	Chapter 4 Grauer Rock: Orendel and the Grey Robe Sarah Bowden doi:10.2307/j.ctt2tt826.8	Cite
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163-166	Conclusion Sarah Bowden doi:10.2307/j.ctt2tt826.9	Cite
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167-180	Bibliography Sarah Bowden doi:10.2307/j.ctt2tt826.10	Cite
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181-186	INDEX Sarah Bowden doi:10.2307/j.ctt2tt826.11	Cite
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Bowden, Sarah, Bridal-Quest Epics in Medieval Germany: A Revisionary Approach, MHRA Texts and Dissertations, 85 (MHRA, 2012)

First footnote reference: ³⁵ Sarah Bowden, Bridal-Quest Epics in Medieval Germany: A Revisionary Approach, MHRA Texts and Dissertations, 85 (MHRA, 2012), p. 21.

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Bridal-Quest Epics in Medieval GermanyA Revisionary Approach

Sarah Bowden

Bridal-Quest Epics in Medieval Germany
A Revisionary Approach