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Knaeble, Susanne:
Perspektivierung des Geheimnisses einer merfaym : Wer sieht was in der "Melusine" des Thüring von Ringoltingen.
In: Conermann, Stephan ; Wolter-von dem Knesebeck, Harald ; Quiering, Miriam
,
Mediävistenverband
(ed.):
Geheimnis und Verborgenes im Mittelalter : Funktion, Wirkung und Spannungsfelder von okkultem Wissen, verborgenen Räumen und magischen Gegenständen. -
Berlin ; Boston
: de Gruyter
,
2021
. - pp. 441-461
. - (Das Mittelalter. Perspektiven mediävistischer Forschung. Beihefte
; 15
)
ISBN 978-3-11-069761-2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110698541-023
Abstract in another language
‘Melusine’ was translated from Couldrette’s French verse romance into German prose and edited in 1456 by Thüring von Ringoltingen. This Early Modern German prose romance is significant because its narrative style is reminiscent of the
Middle Ages, but also uses modern narrative techniques and values. It tells the story of Reymund, a poor born noble, who amasses a great fortune because of his
wife Melusine. The secret on which this story is based is Melusine’s: she is not only a noble princess, but also a fay or demon that takes the form of a serpent
from the waist down every Saturday. Ultimately, her secret is also the key to the tale of Melusine’s ancestry and the genealogical narration of the House of Lusignan.
This article focuses on the shaping of perception, and I will argue that perspectives are the most relevant topic for the understanding of the secret’s conception and the
text in general. Therefore, this study examines the question ‘who sees what?’ in order to show that the narration is driven by the choices and decisions of the characters and their ensuing actions.
Further data
| Item Type: | Article in a book |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Keywords: | Perspektive; Entscheidung; Verantwortung; Zorn; Geheimnis |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Languages and Literature > Chair German Medieval Studies Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Languages and Literature |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 400 Language > 430 German and related languages 800 Literature 800 Literature > 800 Literature, rhetoric, criticism 800 Literature > 830 German and related literatures |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Aug 2021 08:36 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Feb 2022 08:27 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/66723 |