The book proposes a system to describe narrative incoherencies in the 12th century German epic. It shows that the constitution of the texts was largely influenced by the medial-pragmatic and cognitive frameworks of their reception. Their principles of coherence reflect a visual-auditory narrative practice that is characteristic of the transition between verbally communicated and scripturally received textuality.
Christian Schneider
Erzähltechnik Erzähltheorie (Höfische) Epik Mittelhochdeutsch Narrative technique narrative theory courtly epic Middle High German