Die Farben höfischer Körper
Subtitle: Farbattribuierung und höfische Identität in mittelhochdeutschen Artus- und Tristanromanen
By: Carolin Oster
Series: Literatur--Theorie--Geschichte -- Band 6
Publisher: Akademie Verlag GmbH
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: ger
Number of pages: 261
ISBN-13: 9783050064697; 9783050065342
Subjects: German Court epic; History and criticism; German literature; Color in literature; Arthurian romances; Tristan (Legendary character); Romances
Notes: Copyright Akademie Verlag GmbH, Berlin. Title page gives De Gruyter in imprint location at bottom of page.

Translation of title: The colors of courtly bodies: color attributes and court identity in the Middle High German Arthurian and Tristan romances. Translation of summary: The colors of courtly body in the Arthurian and Tristan romances of the 12th and 13th century establishes an independent color semantics that has so far remained largely unexplored, particularly with reference to a character's figure and color.  The study shows how color and luster of the body help to identity the character in courtly romances.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-261) and index.