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Class schedule

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SYLLABUS  Top Hat join code: 147658 Please do all your assigned readings before we meet in class so we can assure a dedicated and engaged conversation together to achieve the highest learning effect in class. Aug. 26: Please read the essential parts in the syllabus, esp. reg. the purpose of literature, the course objectives, etc.  Introduction;…Continue Reading Class schedule

Syllabus – Schedule of Classes Fall 2026

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CLASS SCHEDULE: TU and Thu, 12:30-1:45 p.m., Harvill 115 Throughout the entire semester, please always feel strongly encouraged to contact the instructor, by phone (520) 621-1395; email: aclassen@arizona.edu, or in person, 318 LSB. We can also always easily meet via zoom, see the link below, ending on 66 Access code for Top Hat: Join: 645678…Continue Reading Syllabus – Schedule of Classes Fall 2026

Ger 312 online schedule

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Online: You must attend at least 10 chatroom meetings, otherwise loss of points. Week one (starts on Dec. 21): historical background: Chatroom meeting 1, 4:30 p.m. Read the introduction by Amt. I’ll provide you with specific questions. Read the article by Emily Amt and A. Classen (online) Chatroom or zoom meeting 1: Dec. 21, 4:30 p.m. Reading pace is only…Continue Reading Ger 312 online schedule

Ger 312 Love Marriage

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DISCOURSE ON LOVE, MARRIAGE, AND TRANSGRESSION IN MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN LITERATURE AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA ORGANIZER: ALBRECHT CLASSEN MAY 1-4, 2003, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL EVENTS WILL BE HELD IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Thursday, May 1, 8 p.m. Social Get-Together, Lodge on the…Continue Reading Ger 312 Love Marriage

Gottfried von S

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Gottfried von Strasburg medieval plate Deutsche Ubersetzung von 1877 (mit vielen Maengeln, aber na ja). Tristan Tree   Plot Outline  all Names   Trist.Ms. “Gottfried von Strassburg’s Tristan, facsimile of the Munich manuscript cgm 51 (Staatsbibliothek): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTozDuiRCqA (Feb. 2012) Tristan mss (mostly French) Gottfried von Strassburg – Introductory Article (A. Classen) Wikipedia article on Gottfried Tristan Society – see also alternative URL Introduction    Image of Gottfried in the…Continue Reading Gottfried von S

Ger 312 Marriage

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MARRIAGE AND LOVE IN THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE General reflections: 5. Marriage is better than divorce or bachelorhood for the health, wealth and happiness of adults of all ages and genders. 6. Pre-marital counseling helps reduce the risk of divorce somewhat and can prevent many bad marriages. It depends on what kind of…Continue Reading Ger 312 Marriage

Abstracts: Symposium 2023

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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

German Language

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click for larger versionIndo-Europaeisch   Textbeispiele Die Germanischen Sprachen click for larger version Benrather Linie Karten, Skizzen, und Tabellen (Kieler Datenbank) Muspilli Althochdeutsch – Textproben Hoerbeispiele Ahd Mittelhochdeutsch – Texte, Hoerbsp. etc. Phonetische Phaenomene des MHD Minnebrief virtuell Nibelungenlied (E. Kummer) Textproben germanischer Sprachen Woerterbuecher Dialekte in einem Lied Dialektatlas Fruehneuhochdeutsch (gramm. Ueberblick) Fruehneuhochdeutsch (ausfuehrlich) Luthers…Continue Reading German Language

Ger 278 Dietrich von der Glezze

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Dietrich von der Glezze, Der Siegesgürtel (see also my English translation) (Auf der Grundlage von Wolfgang Spiewoks Übersetzung [1984] überarbeitet und neu zum Lehrgebrauch ins Netz gestellt von Albrecht Classen. 2006) Ich heiße “Der Siegesgürtel” und bin für ein gebildetes ehrbares Publikum bestimmt, nicht für rüde Bösewichte. Diesen möge ihre Bosheit übel bekommen and sie…Continue Reading Ger 278 Dietrich von der Glezze

Ger 278 Pledge

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PLEDGE FORM (Spring 2010) — please print out, sign and date, and submit to your instructor on the second day of class In order to be allowed to attend this class (Ger 278), I pledge to abide by the following rules as standards of professional student behavior, like in a movie theater. I grant the…Continue Reading Ger 278 Pledge

Ger 312 Moriz von Craun

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Critical Essay by Albrecht Classen (Literary Encyclopedia) Ambraser Heldenbuch – Schloss Ambras Schloss Ambras II Maximilian I Moriz von Craun (deutsche Uebersetzung von Albrecht Classen, 1992, copyright @ Albrecht Classen) Moriz von Craun: Kommentar (von Albrecht Classen, 1992, copyright @ Albrecht Classen) Moriz von Craun: Nachwort (von Albrecht Classen, 1992, copyright@ Albrecht Classen) Moriz von…Continue Reading Ger 312 Moriz von Craun

Ger 312 Abelard/Heloise

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General Introduction http://www.abaelard.de/abaelard/xmain.htm (German site, but very good maps and some images) Historia Calamitatum (A.’s autobiography) Abelard and Heloise’s Letters (Heloise to Abelard, no. 1) Abelard to Heloise (no. 2) and subsequent letters 19th-Century Illustration by Jean Vignaud Heloise’s Paraclet…Continue Reading Ger 312 Abelard/Heloise

Ger 312 Camina Burana

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Carmina Burana probably composed in the Convent of Neustift, near Brixen, South Tyrol, ca. 1230, Parchment, 112 folio Signature: Clm 4660, Bl. 64v. Today housed in the Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek Muenchen (see its official Website) Carmina Burana lyrics (Carl Orff) O Fortuna melody O Fortuna Modern Reception of Orff’s melodies Film “The Flash Archive” – Murder…Continue Reading Ger 312 Camina Burana

Ger 312 Christine de Pizan

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Introduction, List of Works, etc. Image Timeline Christine de Pizan (en Francais) Concordances of her works Les tres riches heures du Duc de Berry (contemporary ill.) Texts in original Cent Balades City of Ladies (manuscript illustration) Texts, Bibliography, other references CdP Database Christine de Pizan Christine de Pizan Society homepage Illustration (Cite de dames) Illustrations…Continue Reading Ger 312 Christine de Pizan

Ger 312 Floris and Blancheflor

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Text versions Old French: Floire et Blancheflor, ca. 1160, composed in the area of the Loire valley, copied by a French author, who translated it into a romance by the end of the 12th c.: Floire et Blanchefleur (so called ‘aristocratic version’) Perhaps commissioned by a female patron (there are no chivalric, heroic, or military…Continue Reading Ger 312 Floris and Blancheflor

Ger 312 Hartmann vA

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Der arme Heinrich in English trans.: Lord Henry   Der arme Heinrich – in the original Middle High German Iwein – Hartmann’s second Arthurian romance – in the original Middle High German Image of Hartmann in the Manessische Liederhandschrift One (anti?) courtly love song by Hartmann Further texts Salerno…Continue Reading Ger 312 Hartmann vA

Ger 312 Herzog Ernst

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Herzog Ernst, one of the best medieval German “Spielmannsepen,” or Byzantine Narratives, from ca. 1170/1180 (ms. A), and fully developed only by ca. 1220/1230 (ms. B). See the PDF of the English translation The legend of Duke Ernst [5.9MB PDF] / translated, with an introd., by J. W. Thomas and Carolyn Dussère (Lincoln: University of…Continue Reading Ger 312 Herzog Ernst

Ger 312 Juan Ruiz

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General Introduction to Juan Ruiz Ruiz resources (bibliographies, editions, etc.) Medieval Iberia Medieval Spain     Map of the ReconquistaI    II Map of Guadalajara    Site of Hita Facsimile of the G manuscript Alfonso el Sabio (Cantigas de Santa Maria) I  II…Continue Reading Ger 312 Juan Ruiz

Ger 312 Johann v Tepl

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Johann von Tepl – Johann of Tepl or Johann of Saaz, author of The Ploughman and Death (ca. 1401) Heidelberg Ms. cod. pal. germ. 76 (text and illustrations) John Hus Hus II English translation…Continue Reading Ger 312 Johann v Tepl

Ger 312 Mai und Beaflor

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Google Books Edition von 1848 Basic information about this romance: Late 13th Century Originated in Styria or Carinthia Middle High German Text 2manuscripts, one in Munich (Staatsbibliothek, 14th century), one in Fulda (Landesbibliothek, 15th century)               o Hs. A = München, Staatsbibl., Cgm 57, Bl. 1r-52v              o Hs. B =…Continue Reading Ger 312 Mai und Beaflor

Ger 312 Konrad v. Wb

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Brief Introduction Introduction and Texts in German Konrad von Wurzburg lived most of his life in Basel.  Here are a few views of this Northern Swiss city that I found on the web (thanks to the unknown author): Basel 1: Sunset Basel 2: Downtwon Area Basel 3: Rhine River in Winter Basel 4: Street in…Continue Reading Ger 312 Konrad v. Wb