Riesen in der Literatur des Mittelalters Diskursive Formationen im deutschen Sprachraum

• Main Author: van Beek, Alan Lena (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Published: Frankfurt a. Main Archivum Medii Aevi Digitale 2021
• Series: Archivum Medii Aevi Digitale - Studies: Theses 1
• Subjects: Literature & literary studies; Mittelalter, Antike, Europa, Geistes- und Kulturgeschichte, Literaturgeschichte, Mentalitäten
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This book investigates divergent conceptions of giants in medieval textual traditions. The focus is on Middle High German and Latin texts with occasional excursions into Scandinavian and English studies. The methodological approach consists of a combination of historical discourse analysis and histo...