GER 496C – Capstone Course, and Ger 596C graduate course: German Culture and Literature from ca. 800 to 2024. Spring 2024 INSTRUCTOR: Prof. Albrecht Classen, Dept. of German Studies, 301 Learning Services Building, Office 318; tel. 621-1395; aclassen@u.arizona.edu; sites.arizona.edu/aclassen/ CLASS MEETINGS: Mo and Wed. 2-3:15 p.m. Class ROOM: ILC 117 OFFICE HOURS: Tu and Thu 10a.m.-11…Continue Reading GER 496C/596C
Year: 2023
Humanities Seminar: Medieval Literary Masterpieces, Fall 2023
Humanities Seminar: Masterpieces of Medieval Literature Instructor: Dr. Albrecht Classen, University Distinguished Professor of German Studies, aclassen@arizona.edu Webpage: sites.arizona.edu/aclassen Humanities Seminar Page Fall 2023 Course Objectives: This seminar will examine a range of literary masterpieces from the Middle Ages, focusing on some of the very best literary pearls that carry profound meaning also for us…Continue Reading Humanities Seminar: Medieval Literary Masterpieces, Fall 2023
Gesamtinhalt, Mediaevistik – Cumulative Content
Mediaevistik Bd. 1 Vorwort 7 Aufsätze Régis BOYER, Naissances Astrales. Mythes cosmogoniques de la Scandinavie ancienne 9 Michael GOODICH, Miracles and Disbelief in the Late Middle Ages 23 Bernhard D. HAAGE, Vom Nutzen interdisziplinärer Forschung bei der Interpretation mittelalterlicher Literatur. Am Beispiel von Wolframs von Eschenbach `Parzival` 39 Donald J. KAGAY, Structures…Continue Reading Gesamtinhalt, Mediaevistik – Cumulative Content
2024 Abstracts
Albrecht Classen, University of Arizona: The Power of the Narrative in Support of the Miraculous. Caesarius of Heisterbach and his Popular Appeal This paper will examine Caesarius of Heisterbach’s Dialogus Miraculorum as a medium for the exploration of miracles and of the workings of the devil. This collection proved to be extremely popular, and there are…Continue Reading 2024 Abstracts
Abstracts
Najlaa Aldeeb, Swansea University, Wales, UK, and Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: The Miracle of Solomon’s Throne: A Comparative Study of Al-Thaʿlabi’s Qiṣaṣ al-Anbiyāʾ and the City of Brass Solomon’s wandering throne lived beyond the time of the king himself, as the story circulated in different geographical areas for several centuries. Solomon could command the wind and…Continue Reading Abstracts
Study Abroad Summer 2024
Previous experiences by students Preliminary itinerary for Summer 2024, departing ca. May 18, return on ca. June 6, 2024 Fly to Madrid, but our first stay will be in Avila. Then to Santiago de Compostela, Spain, the third most important pilgrimage site for Christians: (photo credit: Fernando, Wikipedia) Burgos, Spain; Bordeaux, France; Lyon, France; Chillon…Continue Reading Study Abroad Summer 2024
Ger 502: Genre as a Category for Organizing Experience
Examination of individual texts in relation to theories of genre, with attention to shifting definitions of genre and resistance to generic categories. Fall 2023: Room LSB 346 Mo and W 2:3:15 p.m. Instructor: Professor Albrecht Classen Office: 318 LSB (you can always stop by whenever you like), but please wear a mask and watch social…Continue Reading Ger 502: Genre as a Category for Organizing Experience
2024: 21st International Symposium, University of Arizona: Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Miracles and Wonders, Science and Faith in the Pre-Modern Age: The Experience of Transcendence – Reality or Imagination 21st International Symposium on the Middle Ages and the early modern age, to be held at the University of Arizona, Tucson, May 3-4, 2024 Duccio di Buoninsegna, Christ raising Lazarus from the dead, ca. 1310-1311 Caesarius of Heisterbach…Continue Reading 2024: 21st International Symposium, University of Arizona: Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Abstracts: Symposium 2023
For a contact, please use my email: aclassen@arizona.edu Nicole Archambeau, Colorado State University: Humans Serving Nature: Bee Products and Beekeeping in Piero de Crescenzi’s Ruralia Commoda Bees appear in diverse religious and natural philosophic texts and were highly respected in medieval culture as hardworking producers of honey and wax. While honey and wax were important agricultural…Continue Reading Abstracts: Symposium 2023
Medieval Europe Summer 2023
Study Abroad: Medieval Europe: Ger 392 Syllabus Checklist for packing and preparing yourself For example, Gothic chapel in Nuremberg (photo by Damir-zg, with permission): Spain (Girona and Barcelona) France (Arles and Avignon) Italy (Asti, Milan, and Piacenza) Switzerland (Bellinzona and St. Gall) Austria (Bregenz) Germany (Constance and Nuremberg) Start your application here Welcome…Continue Reading Medieval Europe Summer 2023