课程信息

Course Contents
Beyond the literary world of courtly novels and minnesang, there are numerous textual and pictorial sources that bring us closer to the everyday life of large sections of the population in the Middle Ages: Knowledge literature, legal texts (such as charters, legal codifications, court records), travelogues, sermons, medical guides, cooking recipes and much more. In the seminar, we will read and translate examples of these genres together and analyse them with regard to functionality, regionality and the development of terminology, for example. Other sources such as pictures and illustrations, architecture and maps will be consulted.

Literature
Andreas Deutsch (Hg.): Historische Rechtssprache des Deutschen (Heino Speer zum 17. Geburtstag). Heidelberg 2013.
Norbert Ohler: Reisen im Mittelalter. Zürich 2002.
Karl-Heinz Rueß (Hg.): Alltagsleben im Mittelalter. 21. Göppinger Staufertage, 12.-14. Nov. 2004. Die Vorträge (Schriften zur staufischen Geschichte und Kunst 24). Göppingen 2005.
Walter Rüegg (Hg.): Geschichte der Universität in Europa, Band 1: Mittelalter, München: Beck 1993.
Alwin Schultz: Das höfische Leben zur Zeit der Minnesinger, 2 Bde., 1879–80.
Rolf Schneider: Alltag im Mittelalter. Das Leben in Deutschland vor 1000 Jahren. München: Bassermann 2012.
Shulamith Shahar: Kindheit im Mittelalter. Düsseldorf 2003 (1. Aufl. 1991).

Official Course Description
Beyond the literary world of courtly novels and minnesang, there are numerous textual and pictorial sources that bring us closer to the everyday life of large sections of the population in the Middle Ages: Knowledge literature, legal texts (such as charters, legal codifications, court records), travelogues, sermons, medical guides, cooking recipes and much more. In the seminar, we will read and translate examples of these genres together and analyse them with regard to functionality, regionality and the development of terminology, for example. Other sources such as pictures and illustrations, architecture and maps will be consulted.