Title: Barlaam und Josaphat in der europäischen Literatur des Mittelalters
Description: "This study explores a popular medieval European narrative modeled on the life of Buddha. It offers a compendium-like presentation of the rich narrative tradition, and an examination of a corpus of texts in the light of cultural and poetological questions. The book is structured to allow for comparison, contributing to comparative medieval literary studies and stimulating renewed research on the story of Barlaam."--
Subjects: Early works to 1800, Legends, Narration (Rhetoric), History, Barlaam and Joasaph, Gautama buddha, Medieval Literature, History and criticism
People: Gautama Buddha