Zwischen Pragmatik und Performanz: Dimensionen mittelalterlicher Schriftkultur (Utrecht Studies in Medieval Literacy) (English, Italian and German Edition) - Hardcover

Dartmann, Christoph

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 2503541372 ISBN 13: 9782503541372

Publisher: Brepols Publishers, 2011

Synopsis

The volume presents essays dealing with a wide range uses of the written word during the Middle Ages, from the Carolingian era to late medieval Italy, Switzerland, Germany and Burgundy. It presents a panorama of the current state of the research and also offers new insights into the current conceptual debates about the history of communication in premodern Europe. Research on the practices and impacts of literacy has revolutionized the study of medieval history and culture. After initially having focused on investigating the modernising aspects of the development of literacy during the Middle Ages, the discussion now involves a large variety of topics, such as the performance of writing and reading, the use of the written word in political ritual and, on a general level, the otherness of medieval communication. The volume presents essays dealing with a wide range of social and political uses of the written word during the Middle Ages, from the Carolingian era to late medieval Italy, Switzerland, Germany and Burgundy. It presents a panorama of the current state of the research and also offers new insights into the current conceptual debates about the history of communication in premodern Europe.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brepols Publishers
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 2503541372
• ISBN 13: 9782503541372
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 489
• Editor: Dartmann Christoph, Scharff Thomas, Weber Christoph Friedrich