IMC 2008: Sessions
Session 519: Nature and Divine Order, I: Didactic Approaches to Nature in Medieval German Literature
Tuesday 8 July 2008, 09.00-10.30
Sponsor: | Oswald von Wolkenstein-Gesellschaft / Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Gießen |
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Organiser: | Cora Dietl, Institut für Germanistik, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Gießen |
Moderator/Chair: | Cora Dietl, Institut für Germanistik, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Gießen |
Paper 519-a | Der Naturbegriff in der mittelhochdeutschen didaktischen Literatur (Language: Deutsch) Index terms: Education, Language and Literature - German |
Paper 519-b | Natur und ihre Bedeutung in mittelhochdeutschen Schilderungen des Amazonenlandes (Language: Deutsch) Index terms: Gender Studies, Language and Literature - German |
Paper 519-c | Die Denaturierung des Gotteslobes: Sangspruchdichter des 13. Jahrhunderts im Spannungsfeld zwischen Glaube und Wissen (Language: Deutsch) Index terms: Crusades, Education, Language and Literature - German |
Abstract | In medieval literature nature is often depicted as a reflection of the divine order. What, however, is meant by the word 'nature'? Is the order that is expressed in nature equivalent to a rule, which could be used for didactic purposes in literature? Are exotic natures against the divine order or are they part of it? The papers of this session examine three different literary genres which display some didactic purposes. Each of the papers asks about what is meant by 'nature' in the respective literary genre and how nature is used to transport a specific didactic message, reflecting the relationship between mankind in general, the individual human being, the natural surroundings, and the divine order. |