The giant hero in medieval literature /
In The Giant Hero in Medieval Literature Tina Boyer counters the monstrous status of giants by arguing that they are more broadly legible than traditionally believed. Building on an initial analysis of St. Augustine's City of God, Bernard of Clairvaux's deliberations on monsters and marvel...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2016]
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| Series: | Explorations in Medieval Culture Ser.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- The giant in the medieval mind. St. Augustine and the monstrous races; Biblical giants; Theological conceptions; Secular and courtly conceptions
- The monster from the outside. Sigenot; The giantesses of the Eckenlied; Grauer Rock (Orendel)
- Misplaced loyalties and evil minions. Daniel von dem Bluhenden Tal; Virginal; Laurin and Walberan
- A fighter for court and hero. Konig Rother; Boeve de Haumtome; Nibelungenlied
- Of monstrous courts and heroes. Herzog Ernst; The questing giant; Fierabras; Eckenlied
- Conclusion
- Questions of monstrous identity in romances and epics
- Our medieval inheritance.
