Howard Jones, Martin H Jones

Oxford Guide to Middle High German

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Produktbeschreibung

The Oxford Guide to Middle High German is the most comprehensive self-contained treatment of Middle High German available in English. It covers the language, literature, history, and culture of German in the period from 1050 to 1350 and is designed for entry-level readers, advanced study, teaching, and reference.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 736
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2019
• Englisch, Mittelhochdeutsch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 177mm x 50mm
• Gewicht: 1335g
• ISBN-13: 9780199654611
• ISBN-10: 0199654611
• Artikelnr.: 54329012

Autorenporträt

Howard Jones is a Fellow and Lecturer in Linguistics at Keble College, Oxford. He teaches general linguistics, historical linguistics, and the history of German. His research focuses on the semantics of verbs in the Germanic languages (notably the categories of aspect, mood, tense, and voice) and on bible translation. Martin H. Jones is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of German at King's College London, where he taught medieval German language and literature from 1968 until his retirement as Senior Lecturer in 2009. His publications range widely over the literature of the Middle High German period, with particular emphasis on the works of Hartmann von Aue and Wolfram von Eschenbach and on the themes of chivalry and warfare.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Lists of maps, tables, and figures
1: Introduction
2: Grammar and lexis
3: Versification
4: Historical, cultural, and literary background
5: Selection of annotated texts
Glossary
Appendix
References
Index