Speaking in the Medieval World

Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-90-04-12955-9
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 16, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 247 mm, Gewicht: 517 g

Reihe: Cultures, Beliefs and Traditions: Medieval and Early Modern Peoples

This volume treats aspects of speaking in the Middle Ages, as evident in historical documents and literary texts. The volume is divided into two parts. In the first part, the general role of speaking in society and literature is discussed. In the second part, closer analysis of how literary characters actually speak is offered. The essays offer both analysis of lesser known texts and new insight into several classical works within several European literary traditions. These essays will interest scholars of linguistics, particularly sociolinguistics, and medieval literature and culture.

Contributors include: Lourdes Albuixech, Laurel Broughton, Albrecht Classen, Jean E. Godsall-Myers, Carol Harvey, Bettina Lindorfer, Andrea Schutz, and Thomas Shippey.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Godsall-Myers, Jean

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Historische & Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft, Sprachtypologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Sprachsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Notes on the Contributors

Introduction, Jean E. Godsall-Myers

PART ONE
Peccatum linguae and the Punishment of Speech Violations in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times, Bettina Lindorfer
He Conquered al the Regne of Femenye: What Chaucer’s Knight doesn’t tell about Theseus, Laurel Broughton
Gender Conflicts, Miscommunication, and Communicative Communities in the Late Middle Ages: The Evidence of Fifteenth-Century German Verse Narratives, Albrecht Classen
With a Silver Spoon in his Mouth? Wolfram’s Courtly Contestants, Jean E. Godsall-Myers

PART TWO
Negotiating the Present: Language and Trouthe in the Franklin’s Tale, Andrea Schutz
Bilingualism and Betrayal in Chaucer’s Summoner’s Tale, Tom Shippey
The Discourse of Characterization in Jehan et Blonde, Carol Harvey
Ways of Using Abusive Language in La Celestina, Lourdes Albuixech

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jean E. Godsall-Myers, Ph.D. (1981), Bryn Mawr College, is Associate Professor of Humanities at Widener University, where she teaches German and humanities courses. She has published on medieval literature, Anna Seghers, and modern German literature.