Ogling ladies : scopophilia in medieval German literature /

Summers, Sandra Lindemann, 1963-

Ogling ladies : scopophilia in medieval German literature / Sandra Lindemann Summers. - Gainesville : University Press of Florida, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (x, 174 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographies and index.

"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.

An analysis of medieval literature through an exploration of the female gaze.



9780813045078




German literature--History and criticism.--Middle High German, 1050-1500
Voyeurism in literature.
Women in literature.
Gaze in literature.


Electronic Books.

PT179 / .O355 2013