Bridal-Quest Epics in Medieval Germany
A Revisionary Approach

Sarah Bowden

Bithell Series of Dissertations 40

MHRA Texts and Dissertations 85

Modern Humanities Research Association and the Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies

30 May 2012  •  188pp

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König Rother, Salman und Morolf, the Münchner Oswald and Grauer Rock (otherwise known as Orendel) have had a troubled position in the literary history of medieval Germany. Forced into a normative generic framework as either ‘Minstrel Epic’ (Spielmannsepik) or ‘Bridal-quest Epic’ (Brautwerbungsepik), these texts have been viewed conventionally according to an essentially teleological classification or a schematic ideal.

Bowden challenges the premises of such a view with a detailed history of the textual scholarship, and revaluates these so called ‘Bridal-quests’ on their own terms, offering detailed and suggestive readings of each work without the distortions or limitations inherent in the traditional interpretative model.

Sarah Bowden is Powys Roberts Research Fellow at St Hugh’s College, Oxford.

Reviews:

  • ‘Bowden’s style is clear, lively, and elegant. As well as making a definitive statement, this book also offers insightful interpretations that are likely to make the texts in question more accessible and appealing to students.’ — Annette Volfing, Modern Language Review 109, 2014, 534-35 (full text online)

Contents:

i-iv
Front Matter
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v-vi
Table of Contents
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vii-viii
Acknowledgements
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1-34
Introduction: the Problems of Spielmannsepik and Brautwerbungsepik
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35-69
Chapter 1 König Rother: Rother and Dietrich
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70-101
Chapter 2 Salman Und Morolf: Salme and Morolf
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102-136
Chapter 3 the Münchner Oswald: Saint and King
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137-162
Chapter 4 Grauer Rock: Orendel and the Grey Robe
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163-166
Conclusion
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167-180
Bibliography
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181-186
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Bibliography entry:

Bowden, Sarah, Bridal-Quest Epics in Medieval Germany: A Revisionary Approach, Bithell Series of Dissertations, 40 (MHRA, 2012)

First footnote reference: 35 Sarah Bowden, Bridal-Quest Epics in Medieval Germany: A Revisionary Approach, Bithell Series of Dissertations, 40 (MHRA, 2012), p. 21.

Subsequent footnote reference: 37 Bowden, p. 47.

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Bibliography entry:

Bowden, Sarah. 2012. Bridal-Quest Epics in Medieval Germany: A Revisionary Approach, Bithell Series of Dissertations, 40 (MHRA)

Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Bowden 2012: 21).

Example footnote reference: 35 Bowden 2012: 21.

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