02769nam a2200421 a 4500 ebr10485482 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 110401s2011 gw sb 001 0 eng d 2011013028 9783110263374 (alk. paper) 9783110263381 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)747413882 e-gx--- e------ PT179 .C528 2011eb 830.9/3552 22 Classen, Albrecht. Sexual violence and rape in the Middle Ages [electronic resource] : a critical discourse in premodern German and European literature / Albrecht Classen. Berlin : De Gruyter, c2011. vi, 272 p. Fundamentals of medieval and early modern culture, 1864-3396 ; 7 Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Female suffering and rape in Hartmann von Aue's Erec -- Nibelungenlied: a male poet reveals his fear of women -- Date rape, or the breaking of a contract? the problematic case of Mauritius von Cra�un: modern legal issues in a medieval context -- Rape in medieval romance, with a focus on Heinrich von Dem T�urlin's Diu cr�one -- Rape in medieval Latin and middle high German poetry: with some reflections on Walther von der Vogelweide and the Carmina burana -- Rape in late medieval m�ren -- Rape in the world of the peasant class in the late Middle Ages: Heinrich Wittenwiler's Ring -- Apollonius of Tyre, Mai und Beaflor, and other late medieval narratives: the suffering of young women within their families -- Violence against women in late medieval popular song poetry and heroic epic songs -- The critical treatment of rape in sixteenth century Schw�anke literature: the case of Hans Wilhelm Kirchhoff's Wendunmuth -- Epilogue. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. German literature Middle High German, 1050-1500 History and criticism. Rape in literature. Women in literature. Violence in literature. German literature Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism. Latin literature, Medieval and modern Europe History and criticism. Literature, Medieval History and criticism. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. Fundamentals of medieval and early modern culture ; 7. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10485482 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 224656 224656