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Ogling ladies scopophilia in medieval German literature

Title
Ogling ladies [electronic resource] : scopophilia in medieval German literature / Sandra Lindemann Summers.
Author
Summers, Sandra Lindemann, 1963-
Publication
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2013.

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Description
1 online resource (x, 174 p.) : ill.
Summary
An analysis of medieval literature through an exploration of the female gaze.
Uniform Title
Ogling ladies (Online)
Alternative Title
Ogling ladies (Online)
Subject
  • German literature > Middle High German, 1050-1500 > History and criticism
  • Voyeurism in literature
  • Women in literature
  • Gaze in literature
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-172) and index.
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Contents
"A lady should never look directly at a male visitor": Thomasin Von Zerclaere -- "Wild glances": Winsbeckin and Der Renner -- "The woman behind the wall": Heinrich von Melk and Der Stricker -- "He was as handsome as he could be!": Male beauty and the ogling lady in the Eneasroman -- "The most handsome knight that ever lived": Female scopophilia in Parzival -- "Lady, you saw it with your own eyes!": Enite and the perfect female gaze in Hartmann"s Erec -- Knight or eye candy? The gendering gaze in Hartmann von Aue's Iwein.
LCCN
2012046696
OCLC
ssj0000871964
Author
Summers, Sandra Lindemann, 1963-
Title
Ogling ladies [electronic resource] : scopophilia in medieval German literature / Sandra Lindemann Summers.
Imprint
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2013.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-172) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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