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