Bodies of pain : suffering in the works of Hartmann von Aue
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Bodies of pain : suffering in the works of Hartmann von Aue
（Studies in medieval history and culture, v. 11）（A Routledge series）
Routledge, 2013, c2002
- : pbk
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"First published 2002. First issued in paperback 2013"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-187) and index
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Description
This study provides a much needed re-evaluation of the role of pain and suffering in Hartmann von Aue. By critically and carefully combining traditional philology with modern theoretical analysis, drawing on theorists such as Mary Douglas, Michele Foucault, Norbert Elias and Elaine Scarry, the author shows how the 'body' is symbolically structured in Hartmann's work to create a distinctly medieval signification system of pain. This system is analysed through an examination of the physical body and social body of the court, and the harmonious and refined image of courtly society as depicted in Hartmann's work where it is shown that the very ideological system that informs courtly life causes suffering in both the physical and social bodies.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Body in Pain
- Chapter 2 es tete im an dem libe we: The Physical Body in Pain in Hartmann von Aue
- Chapter 3 min vleiscb ist so unreine: The Male Body in Pain in Gregorius and the Arme Heinrich
- Chapter 4 vil wiplichen si do leit: The Female Body in Pain
- Chapter 5 ouwe, diz vole ist starke unvro: The Social Body and Pain in Hartmann von Aue's Works
- Conclusion: nach disem ellende. / hie hat diz liet ein ende
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