German Literature of the High Middle Ages

New essays on the first flowering of German literature, in the High Middle Ages and especially during the period 1180-1230.

The High Middle Ages, and particularly the period from 1180 to 1230, saw the beginnings of a vibrant literary culture in the German vernacular. While significant literary achievements in German had already been made in earlier centuries, they were a somewhat precarious vernacular extension of Christian Latin culture. But...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571131736
• ISBN13: 9781571131737
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.2" x 6.3"