GERM 42.10 Naughty Nuns, Rowdy Knights and Feisty Poets: The German Middle Ages (in English)
This course investigates instances of rebellion against worldly and spiritual powers in fictional and nonfictional texts of the German Middle ages. Case studies include gender roles in the twelfth century correspondence of Hildegard of Bingen, the undermining of the court’s strict code of heroic behavior in chivalrous epics by thirteenth century courtly poets (Vogelweide, Straßburg) and the violation of sexual taboos and class borders in fourteenth century conduct literature. The course is taught in English.
Instructor
Ostrau