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- Title
Falk Quenstedt: Mirabiles Wissen. Deutschsprachige Reiseerzählungen um 1200 im transkulturellen Kontext arabischer Literatur. ›Straßburger Alexander‹, ›Herzog Ernst‹, ›Reise‹-Fassung des ›Brandan‹, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz 2021, XV, 547 S., 14 Abb. (Episteme in Bewegung 22)
- Authors
Reich, Philip
- Abstract
Falk Quenstedt's book, "Mirabiles Wissen," examines the impact of Arabic literature on German travel narratives from around 1200. Using postcolonial and Mediterranean studies, Quenstedt offers a fresh theoretical framework to understand the connections between these two literary traditions. The book analyzes three specific texts, exploring their use of the miraculous and their ties to Mediterranean cultures. It emphasizes the significance of cross-cultural exchange and hybridization in shaping medieval literature and calls for more research in this field. Quenstedt's work provides new interpretations of canonical texts and includes a diverse collection of Arabian, Turkish, Persian, and Byzantine narratives, focusing on narrative structures and cultural influences. The book introduces innovative concepts and approaches to well-known texts, encouraging further exploration and discussion. Although there are some minor editing and formatting errors, the overall content quality remains unaffected.
- Subjects
WIESBADEN (Germany); REPUTATION; TRAVEL literature; ARABIC literature; FIGURATIVE art; MEDIEVAL literature; INFLUENCE (Literary, artistic, etc.); GERMAN literature; POSTCOLONIALISM; TRAVEL websites
- Publication
Beiträge zur Geschichte der deutschen Sprache und Literatur, 2023, Vol 145, Issue 4, p666
- ISSN
0005-8076
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/bgsl-2023-0042