Christus und die minnende Seele: An Analysis of Circulation, Text, and Iconography (Imagines Medii Aevi) (English and German Edition) - Hardcover

Gebauer, Amy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3895007579 ISBN 13: 9783895007576

Publisher: Reichert Verlag, 2010

Synopsis

The late medieval verse dialogue Christus und die minnende Seele portrays the journey of the soul as the bride of Christ toward mystical union in a series of 20-24 individual scenes. This study provides for the first time a comprehensive examination of all manuscripts and prints containing the work, dating from the late 14th through the mid-16th centuries. This paleographic investigation not only makes it possible to determine the geographic, chronological and social distribution of the work, but also helps to complete the picture of both the intended and actual reception of Christus und die minnende Seele and its illustrations. In addition, the context in which the text is embedded in manuscripts reveals the late medieval approach to broader and often controversial themes, such as mysticism and the role of visual images in religious life and practice. The final chapter provides a thorough analysis of the structure and content of the illustrated broadsheet. A comparison of the earlier broadsheets with a later version shows clearly how attitudes toward bridal mysticism were transformed during the 15th century to reflect the skepticism of the reform clergy. English and German text.

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About the Author:

Contributor Biography - German Amy Gebauer1969 geboren in Berlin1991 B.A. Valparaiso University1991-98 Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures1993 M.A. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign1993-98 Promotionsstudium, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign1993-94 und 1996-97 Auslandsstudium an der Universitat Heidelberg1998-2003 Lektorin am Institut fur Anglistik und Amerikanistik der Universitat Regensburg2003-2008 Selbstandige Tatigkeit, Englischtrainerin2008-2009 Lektorin am Institut fur Anglistik und Amerikanistik der Universitat Regensburg2010 Ph.D. Universitat Augsburgseit 2010 Lektorin am Institut fur Anglistik und Amerikanistik der Universitat RegensburgForschungsschwerpunkte: geistliche Literatur des Spatmittelalters, insbesondere die deutsche Mystik, Uberlieferungsgeschichte Contributor Biography - English Amy Gebauer1969 Born in Berlin1991 B.A. Valparaiso University1991-98 Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures1993 M.A. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign1993-98 Ph.D. studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign1993-94 and 1996-97 Study abroad at the University of Heidelberg1998-2003 Lektorin in the Department of English and American Studies, University of Regensburg2003-2008 Self-employment as English trainer2008-2009 Lektorin in the Department of English and American Studies, University of Regensburg2010 Ph.D. University of Augsburg2010 to present Lektorin in the Department of English and American Studies, University of RegensburgResearch interests: late medieval religious literature, in particular German mysticism, history of manuscript circulation

Review:

"Review - English ""Das Buch von Amy Gebauer ist in mehrerer Hinsicht ein gelungener Bruckenschlag. (...) Das Werk gliedert sich nach einer Einleitung in funf Kapitel gegliedert es folgen ein summarischer Abschnitt zu Uberlieferung, Text und Ikonographie, eine Zusammenfassung und die ublichen, detaillierten Listen, Indizes und die Tafeln. (...) Dem Buch ist uber das enge Fachkollegium hinaus erhebliche Verbreitung zu wunschen, da es sowohl formal als auch buchgestalterisch ansprechend gearbeitet ist und eine wahre Fundgrube fur die weitere interdisziplinare Forschung darstellt.""Von Markus VinzentIn: Theologische Literaturzeitung 138 (2013) 7/8, S. 816-817.----------------------------------------------

About this edition

• Publisher: Reichert Verlag
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 3895007579
• ISBN 13: 9783895007576
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 380