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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Starkey, Kathryn (1966-....)
Titre(s) : A courtier's mirror [Texte imprimé] : cultivating elite identity in Thomasin Von Zerclaere's Welscher Gast / Kathryn Starkey
Publication : Notre Dame : University of Notre Dame Press, 2013
Description matérielle : xv-455 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Comprend : Reading knowledge : format, empowerment, and the genesis of a reference book ; Models
of vision, the viewing subject, and the power of narrative ; Models of gender: allegory,
stereotype, and courtly motif ; Image and elite self-fashioning in the Gotha manuscript
; Visuality and (self) reflection in a courtier's mirror.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
This book establishes the unique importance of Thomasin von Zerclaere's 'Welscher
Gast' as a document of social practices and concerns in medieval German-speaking court
society. This epic-length illustrated didactic poem enjoyed immense popularity in
the Middle Ages, resulting in twenty-four redactions produced over two hundred and
fifty years. Through a detailed study of word and image, Kathryn Starkey argues that
this poem offered instruction, affirmation, and an evolving image cycle in which courtly
behaviors were effectively conveyed. As the first book-length study in English, 'A
Courtier's Mirror' not only provides a framework for understanding the 'Welscher Gast'
and its images, but further explores the rich manuscript reception of the poem and
the careful cultivation of a distinct elite identity
Sujet(s) : Thomasin von Zerclaere (1185?-1235?). Der Wälsche Gast
Féodalité -- Dans la littérature
Cour et courtisans -- Dans la littérature
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780268041441 (pbk.) (alk. paper). - ISBN 026804144X (pbk.) (alk. paper)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43906952m
Notice n° :
FRBNF43906952
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