Württemberg als Kulturlandschaft im späteren Mittelalter
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Peter Rückert
Abstract
After terminological clarification of the spatial extent and historical contours of ›Württemberg‹ in the the later Middle Ages, this contribution attempts to approach this ›cultural landscape‹ from three angles: from a political point of view; in social terms; and from a literary perspective. The profile of the cultural landscape from the point of view of literary studies is determined by its centres: both by the residences and courts of the Württemberg counts and later dukes, particularly in Stuttgart, Urach, Tübingen and Montbéliard, and the individual monasteries and religious foundations. Against this background, conceived in terms of literary topography, the interconnections and networks that extend far beyond ›Württemberg‹ are exemplified by reference to the social and cultural connections with the imperial cities of Ulm and Esslingen and the residences of political and religious overlords, especially the bishops of Constance and Augsburg. In this way the cultural landscape of Württemberg gains profile from its multifaceted political and cultural connections and associations, religious institutions, neighbouring courts and towns, establishing a constantly mutating network of social formations that underpinned its literary culture. It is clearly the House of Württemberg, that of the dominant rulers, that determined the cultural and literary situation, as well as the media of communication and representation. The political and private interests of the counts and countesses shone forth and demonstrated how the identity of the region and its society found expression in its rulers and their self-representation.
Abstract
After terminological clarification of the spatial extent and historical contours of ›Württemberg‹ in the the later Middle Ages, this contribution attempts to approach this ›cultural landscape‹ from three angles: from a political point of view; in social terms; and from a literary perspective. The profile of the cultural landscape from the point of view of literary studies is determined by its centres: both by the residences and courts of the Württemberg counts and later dukes, particularly in Stuttgart, Urach, Tübingen and Montbéliard, and the individual monasteries and religious foundations. Against this background, conceived in terms of literary topography, the interconnections and networks that extend far beyond ›Württemberg‹ are exemplified by reference to the social and cultural connections with the imperial cities of Ulm and Esslingen and the residences of political and religious overlords, especially the bishops of Constance and Augsburg. In this way the cultural landscape of Württemberg gains profile from its multifaceted political and cultural connections and associations, religious institutions, neighbouring courts and towns, establishing a constantly mutating network of social formations that underpinned its literary culture. It is clearly the House of Württemberg, that of the dominant rulers, that determined the cultural and literary situation, as well as the media of communication and representation. The political and private interests of the counts and countesses shone forth and demonstrated how the identity of the region and its society found expression in its rulers and their self-representation.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Inhalt VII
- Vorwort IX
- Zur Einleitung 1
- Württemberg als Kulturlandschaft im späteren Mittelalter 11
- Wissen für den Hof 37
- The Orient in Württemberg 47
- Zur Buchkultur am spätmittelalterlichen württembergischen Hof 67
- Der Schwanenritter in Württemberg 111
- The literary culture of Dominican women in late medieval Germany 157
- Liturgical manuals – liturgical norms 283
- Die Edelsteine der schwäbischen Krone 313
- Gräfin Katharina von Württemberg und die oberschwäbischen Doppelklöster der Prämonstratenser im Mittelalter 345
- Konstruktionen monastischer Identitäten 385
- The ›Alexiuslegende‹ in Esslingen 457
- Württembergisches in Donaueschinger Handschriften? 487
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Anhang
- Stammtafel 524
- Abkürzungsverzeichnis 526
- Abbildungsnachweis 527
- Handschriftenregister 528
- Register der Personen, Werke und Orte 539
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Inhalt VII
- Vorwort IX
- Zur Einleitung 1
- Württemberg als Kulturlandschaft im späteren Mittelalter 11
- Wissen für den Hof 37
- The Orient in Württemberg 47
- Zur Buchkultur am spätmittelalterlichen württembergischen Hof 67
- Der Schwanenritter in Württemberg 111
- The literary culture of Dominican women in late medieval Germany 157
- Liturgical manuals – liturgical norms 283
- Die Edelsteine der schwäbischen Krone 313
- Gräfin Katharina von Württemberg und die oberschwäbischen Doppelklöster der Prämonstratenser im Mittelalter 345
- Konstruktionen monastischer Identitäten 385
- The ›Alexiuslegende‹ in Esslingen 457
- Württembergisches in Donaueschinger Handschriften? 487
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Anhang
- Stammtafel 524
- Abkürzungsverzeichnis 526
- Abbildungsnachweis 527
- Handschriftenregister 528
- Register der Personen, Werke und Orte 539
