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    Murder in Medieval German Literature: Disruptions and Challenges of Society—Crime and Self-Determination in the Pre-modern World

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    Author
    Classen, Albrecht
    Affiliation
    Univ Arizona, Dept German Studies
    Issue Date
    2019-11-19
    Keywords
    Herzog Ernst
    Nibelungenlied
    Heinrich Kaufringer
    Elisabeth von Nassau-Saarbrucken
    Murder
    Assassination
    Self-defense
    Revenge
    Rape
    
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    SPRINGER
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    Classen, A. Murder in Medieval German Literature: Disruptions and Challenges of Society—Crime and Self-Determination in the Pre-modern World. Neophilologus 104, 97–117 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11061-019-09629-2
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    NEOPHILOLOGUS
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    © Springer Nature B.V. 2019.
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    This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.
    Abstract
    Medieval literature is filled with references to criminal acts, to evil characters, and so also to murder. This paper examines the complex of killing as depicted in four medieval texts, Herzog Ernst, the Nibelungenlied, Heinrich Kaufringer's "Die unschuldige Morderin," and Elisabeth von Nassau-Saarbrucken's Konigin Sibille, attempting to discriminate between manslaughter, assassination, and murder. In each case, the act of murder is rationalized and explained through a different lens, depending on the literary context. As the analysis demonstrates, already pre-modern writers were fully aware of the rich discourse on law, for which murder constituted the most egregious case. Not every murder, however, is simply condemned because at times the perpetrator seeks justified revenge, at other times the killing is condoned, if not even approved, by the king himself in order to preserve the honor of the court. Kaufringer even goes so far as to present a case where multiple murders are explained as a form of self-defense according to God's laws, whereas Elisabeth simplifies and vilifies the killing to an extreme once again.
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    12 month embargo; published online: 19 November 2019
    ISSN
    0028-2677
    EISSN
    1572-8668
    DOI
    10.1007/s11061-019-09629-2
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    10.1007/s11061-019-09629-2
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