Brides and Doom: Gender, Property, and Power in Medieval German Women's Epic

by Jerold C. Frakes

Overview

Jerold C. Frakes approaches the Nibelungenlied, the Klage, and the Kudrun, epic poems central to the Middle High German tradition, through a set of literary, economic, and sociological interpretations, informed by a broad range of contemporary feminist scholarship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780812232899
Publisher:	University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
Publication date:	01/29/1994
Series:	Anniversary Collection
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.97(d)
Lexile:	1620L (what's this?)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Jerold C. Frakes is Professor of English at the Universityat Buffalo

Editorial Reviews

Examines gender issues that appear in the heroic epics Nibelungenlied, Diu Dlage, and Kudrun, all of which revolve around women. Reviews the conventional scholarship, and discusses property and power, intimate conversations and political strategies, Teuton as Amazon, sovereignty and class, and other topics. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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