Medieval Literacy and Textuality in Middle High German

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Annette Volfing

      Pages 1-9

3. The Narrative Universe

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

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   2. Literacy and Textual Culture: Letters, Lettering, and Literature

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      Pages 13-32

   3. First and Second Language: Names, Etymologies, and Natural Phenomena

      • Annette Volfing

      Pages 33-50

   4. The Brackenseil and the Grail: Chasing the Texts

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      Pages 51-71

4. The Narrators and the Author

   1. Front Matter

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   2. ‘Albrecht,’ ‘Wolfram,’ and Vrou Aventiure: Arguing with the Text

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      Pages 75-96

   3. Justifying the Text: The Poetological Program

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      Pages 97-123

5. Conclusion

   1. Conclusion

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      Pages 125-128

6. Back Matter

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This study addresses the topics of literacy and texuality in order to develop a new line of interpretation for a landmark of Middle High German literature. Albrecht's Der jüngere Titurel is an intellectually ambitious narrative written ca. 1270 as a prequel and sequel to the more famous Arthurian texts by Wolfram von Eschenbach.

• culture
• English literature
• German
• German literature
• interpret
• literacy
• literature
• Medieval Literature
• Middle Ages
• second language
• writing

ANNETTE VOLFING is Reader in Medieval German Studies at Oxford University, UK, and Tutorial Fellow in German at Oriel College.

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