IMC 2020: Sessions
Session 1355: When a Text Becomes a Book: Theoretical Reflections on the Paratextuality of Medieval Literature, IV - Close-Up
Wednesday 8 July 2020, 16.30-18.00
Sponsor: | Ambizione Project 'Gedächtniskultur im Paratext - Textränder altnordischer Prosahandschriften', Universität Zürich, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) |
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Organisers: | Friederike Richter, Nordeuropa-Institut, Humboldt-Universität, Berlin Lukas Rösli, Deutsches Seminar, Universität Zürich |
Moderator/Chair: | Lukas Rösli, Deutsches Seminar, Universität Zürich |
Paper 1355-a | Border's Images for Border's Themes: The Untold behind the Medieval Miniatures (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Comparative, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Mentalities |
Paper 1355-b | Icelandic Troy Stories: From Saga to Book (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Scandinavian, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Printing History |
Paper 1355-c | The Overflowing Cup of Grettis saga (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Scandinavian, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Printing History |
Abstract | The last session of the strand focuses on individual phenomena, which are subjected to a detailed analysis. Where are the boundaries between text and illustration in medieval manuscripts and how can medieval miniatures influence the text they frame? It will also be discussed how the paratexts adapted to new media influences and scientific activities during transmission. Finally, the question will be examined as to whether it is the printed paratext that makes a recognizable book out of a text, which we expect to have a consistent narrative content, or whether such a uniformed content is already discernible in manuscripts. |