Geistliches Erzählen. Zur deutschsprachigen religiösen Kleinepik des Mittelalters

• Main Author: Eichenberger, Nicole (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Published: De Gruyter 2015
• Series: Hermaea. Neue Folge
• Subjects: short epic; classification of texts; Middle High German literature; religious literature
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Despite the richness of its facets, the short religious epic has been largely neglected by scholars until now. This study explores this literary phenomenon using a multi-perspectival descriptive model. Extensive detailed case studies provide basic information and present the genre in its broader lit...