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Lessing Yearbook
The Lessing Yearbook, the official publication of the Lessing Society, is a valuable source of information on German culture, literature, and thought of the eighteenth century. Articles are in German or English. Essays in this volume explore a wide variety of subjects pertaining to class and gender, identity formation, and art in Lessing's work, as well as Lessing's philosphy on music and poetry.
German Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1350-1600
Paintings by Renaissance masters Lucas Cranach the Elder, Albrecht Durer, and Hans Holbein the Younger are among the works featured in this lavish volume, the first to comprehensively study the largest collection of early German paintings in America. These works, created in the 14th through 16th centuries in the region that comprises present-day Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, include religious images - such as "Virgin and Child with Saint Anne" by Durer and the double-sided altarpiece "The Dormition of the Virgin" by Hans Schaufelein - as well as remarkable portraits by Holbein and the iconic "Judgment of Paris" by Cranach. In all, more than 70 works are thoroughly discussed and analyzed, making this volume an incomparable resource for the study of this rich artistic period.
The Archaeology of Ancestors
Contributors to this landmark volume demonstrate that ancestor veneration was about much more than claiming property rights: the spirits of the dead were central to domestic disputes, displays of wealth, and power and status relationships. Case studies from China, Africa, Europe, and Mesoamerica use the evidence of art, architecture, ritual, and burial practices to explore the complex roles of ancestors in the past. Including a comprehensive overview of nearly two hundred years of anthropological research, The Archaeology of Ancestors reveals how and why societies remember and revere the dead. Through analyses of human remains, ritual deposits, and historical documents, contributors explain how ancestors were woven into the social fabric of the living.
Theuerdank
Now appearing in its first English translation, Theuerdank introduces readers to the fascinating world of the Renaissance. A forerunner of the graphic novel, Theuerdank , first published in 1517, includes more than 100 woodcuts executed by leading artists of Central Europe. Long hailed by scholars as a masterpiece of German literature, Theuerdank is a fictional account of Habsburg Emperor Maximilian I (1508– 19) and his journey to wed one of the most influential princesses of Europe, the wealthy heiress Mary of Burgundy. Through word and image, this epic poem, which casts Maximilian as Knight Theuerdank, recounts his adventures overcoming a series of challenges to reach his goal: avalanche...
Central European Drawings in the Collection of the Crocker Art Museum
"Five centuries of drawing in Central Europe are surveyed in this interpretive and fully illustrated catalogue featuring one of the oldest public collections in the United States. Included are the works of well-known masters Albrecht Durer, Johan Rottenhammer, and Johan Georg von Dillis, artists whose production influenced successive generations. This catalogue also offers a unique look at rare sheets by important figures such as Karel Skreta, Wenzel Hollar, and Johann Holzer. Overall, Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann's achievement is realized in bringing this important collection of Old Master drawings from Central Europe together in a beautiful volume sure to provide an invaluable resource to scholars, connoisseurs, and art enthusiasts alike." --Book Jacket.
Liebe und Leid, Kampf und Grimm
Die literaturwissenschaftliche Mediävistik verdankt moderner Emotionsforschung bedeutsame Impulse. Einen breit gefächerten emotionsspezifischen Ansatz trägt die Autorin hier an die großen Dichter und Werke der mittelhochdeutschen Literatur, an Hartmann von Aue und das »Nibelungenlied«, an Wolfram von Eschenbach, Walther von der Vogelweide, Mechthild von Magdeburg, Meister Eckhart und andere heran. In den Deutungen dieser bildmächtigen Zeugnisse höfischer, städtischer und religiöser Dichtung sowie ihrer neuzeitlichen Nachschöpfungen tritt eine signifikante kulturelle Spannung zwischen Affekt und Affektkontrolle, Emotionalität und Reflexivität zu Tage.
Maximilians Welt
Kaiser Maximilian I. (1486/93–1519) regierte das Heilige Römische Reich über dreißig entscheidende Jahre, vom Kampf über das burgundische Erbe bis zur Reformation. Unter seiner Kriegs- und Heiratspolitik stieg das Haus Habsburg zur europäischen Großmacht auf. 'Maximilians Welt' erscheint als eine Welt des Übergangs, zwischen Mittelalter und Neuzeit, Tradition und Innovation. Der Kaiserhof war ein faszinierendes Modernisierungszentrum, zog Gelehrte und Künstler an: Hier entstanden unter Einfluss von Rittertum und Renaissance subtile Werke der Gedächtniskultur wie der Roman 'Weißkunig', das Ambraser Heldenbuch oder Dürers 'Ehrenpforte'. Der Band entfaltet ein facettenreiches Spekt...
