Unlock the mechanics of medieval rhyme in Hartmann von Aue — a precise, data-driven study that reveals how diction and rhyme shape meaning across key works.
This edition presents a careful analysis of rhyme groups, vowel usage, and editorial decisions, helping readers see poetry as a crafted system rather than a random craft.
This scholarly work threads together methodology, statistics, and textual criticism to illuminate how rime patterns relate to topic, period, and authorial practice. It explains the approach to assembling a rhyme index and shows how editorial choices influence interpretation, without assuming prior specialist knowledge.
- Learn how rhyme-vowels and rhyme-groups are analyzed across major works
- See how editorial decisions affect the presentation and comparison of texts
- Explore the links between diction, form, and meaning in Hartmann von Aue’s poetry
- Understand the challenges and value of quantitative philology in medieval studies
Ideal for readers of literary history and medieval German literature who want a clear, methodical look at how form and content interact in classic verse.