Kragl F (2020)
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2020
Book Volume: 51
Pages Range: 276–311
Journal Issue: 3-4
DOI: 10.30965/25890530-05102004
The article deals with the closure of the, mostly Middle High German, courtly romance, taking as primary example Heinrich von Veldeke's Eneide. 'Courtly closure' is defined as a slow and tenacious fading of narrative progression, by means of gradually transforming this progression into a virtually static state, namely, the description of an enduring courtly feast. It is argued that this way of bringing a romance or a novel to its end - unusual in the course of European literary history - is motivated by several factors. Amongst these, special attention is paid to media history (episodic narration, recital) and to cultural poetics (didactic qualities of the courtly romance).
APA:
Kragl, F. (2020). Abschlussschwäche? Die closure des höfischen Romans zwischen Mediengeschichte und Kulturpoetik. Poetica, 51(3-4), 276–311. https://dx.doi.org/10.30965/25890530-05102004
MLA:
Kragl, Florian. "Abschlussschwäche? Die closure des höfischen Romans zwischen Mediengeschichte und Kulturpoetik." Poetica 51.3-4 (2020): 276–311.
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