Der Amadisroman
Subtitle: Serielles Erzählen in der frühen Neuzeit
By: [von] Henrike Schaffert
Series: Frühe Neuzeit: Studien und Dokumente zur deutschen Literatur und Kultur im europäischen Kontext -- Band 196
Publisher: De Gruyter
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Berlin; Boston
Language: ger
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9783110427844
Subjects: History and criticism; Spanish Romances; Amadís de Gaula (Spanish romance)
Description: In the 16th century, the multi-volume chivalry romance Amadis conquered the still nascent book market and became a regular bestseller. Despite its early popularity, German research has tended to pay little attention to this romance. This new narratological study undertakes an overall interpretation of the work. Applying the model of series research, it shows that Amadis may be the very first serial romance --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.