Urban Literacy In The Nordic Middle Ages
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Urban Literacy In The Nordic Middle Ages
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Author : Kasper H. Andersen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-11-30
Urban Literacy In The Nordic Middle Ages written by Kasper H. Andersen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-30 with categories.
This volume explores literacy in the medieval towns of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, and aims to understand the extent to which these medieval urban centres constituted a driving force in the development of literacy in Nordic societies generally. As in other parts of Europe, two languages--Latin and the vernacular--were in use. However, the Nordic area is also characterised by its use of the runic alphabet, and thus two writing systems were also in use. Another characteristic of the North is its comparatively weak urbanization, especially in Finland, Sweden, and Norway. Literacy and the uses of writing in medieval towns of the North is approached from various angles of research, including history, archaeology, philology, and runology. The contributions cover topics related to urban literacy that include both case studies and general surveys of the dissemination of writing, all from a Northern perspective. The thematic chapters all present new sources and approaches that offer a new dimension both to the study of medieval urban literacy and also to Scandinavian studies.
The Social Consequences Of Literacy In Medieval Scandinavia
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Author : Arnved Nedkvitne
language : en
Publisher: Brepols Publishers
Release Date : 2004
The Social Consequences Of Literacy In Medieval Scandinavia written by Arnved Nedkvitne and has been published by Brepols Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
Between 1000 and 1536 Scandinavia was transformed from a conglomerate of largely pre-state societies to societies characterized by state governments. Its most important single aspect was the increasing monopolization of 'legitimate' violence by the state. But Church and State also used literacy to strengthen social control, and they did so in central and important areas: jurisdiction, religious conformity and accounting. Thus, they hoped to control the areas they understood to be most important. Their intentions were largely fulfilled. The main driving force behind the transition to state societies was the monopolization of legitimate violence, but the use of literacy made a difference as well. By writing down oral 'laws', and by increasingly resorting to writing in traditionally oral judicial procedures, the state gradually gained control of institutionalized social practices with a minimum of 'legitimate violence'. Written laws made social norms more precise and easier to change, a necessity in an increasingly complex society. Writing also strengthened social cohesion by creating common religious rituals, procedures and narratives. Written accounts made taxation more stable and therefore seem more just and acceptable. The basic social transformations of the period cannot be attributed to increasing literacy alone. But the written word rendered the reorganization of society in Scandinavia more peaceful and gradual, strengthened social conformity and cohesion.
City Citizen Citizenship 400 1500
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Author : Els Rose
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
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City Citizen Citizenship 400 1500 written by Els Rose and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Scandinavia In The Middle Ages 900 1550
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Author : Kirsi Salonen
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-02-14
Scandinavia In The Middle Ages 900 1550 written by Kirsi Salonen and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-14 with History categories.
Medieval Scandinavia went through momentous changes. Regional power centres merged and gave birth to the three strong kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. At the end of the Middle Ages, they together formed the enormous Kalmar Union comprising almost all lands around the North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea. In the Middle Ages, Scandinavia became part of a common Europe, yet preserved its own distinct cultural markers. Scandinavia in the Middle Ages 900–1550 covers the entire Middle Ages into an engaging narrative. The book gives a chronological overview of political, ecclesiastical, cultural, and economic developments. It integrates to this narrative climatic changes, energy crises, devastating epidemies, family life and livelihood, arts, education, technology and literature, and much else. The book shows how different groups had an important role in shaping society: kings and peasants, pious priests, nuns and crusaders, merchants, and students, without forgetting minorities such as Sámi and Jews. The book is divided into three chronological parts 900–1200, 1200–1400, and 1400–1550, where analyses of general trends are illustrated by the acts of individual men and women. This book is essential reading for students of, as well as all those interested in, medieval Scandinavia and Europe more broadly.
Urban Literacy In Late Medieval Poland
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Author : Agnieszka Bartoszewicz
language : en
Publisher: Brepols Publishers
Release Date : 2017
Urban Literacy In Late Medieval Poland written by Agnieszka Bartoszewicz and has been published by Brepols Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Cities and towns, Medieval categories.
From the end of the thirteenth century onwards, European towns exhibited a significant increase in the use of writing as a tool for administrative and economic purposes, as well as for social communication. The medieval towns of Poland are no exception to this pattern. This book surveys the development of the literacy of Polish burghers in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, revealing socio-economic and cultural processes that changed the life of Polish urban society. Polish urban literacy is examined according to the reception of Western European urban culture more generally. Town networks in medieval Poland are explained, and the literacy skills of the producers and users of the written word are discussed. Literacy skills differed greatly from one social group to another, it is shown, due to the variety of town dwellers (clerics and lay people, professionals of the written word, occasional users of writing, and illiterates). Other issues that are discussed include the cooperation between agents of lay and church literacy, the relationship between literacy and orality, and the difference between developing literacies in Latin and in the vernacular languages.
Literacy In Medieval And Early Modern Scandinavian Culture
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Author : Pernille Hermann
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Literacy In Medieval And Early Modern Scandinavian Culture written by Pernille Hermann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
Over recent decades the concept of literacy has been an important field of discussion in Medieval and Early Modern studies, and questions concerning the uses of literacy, the number of literates, differing writing systems, modes of communication and the interaction between orality and literacy have occupied researchers from various disciplines. The aim of this volume is to introduce Scandinavian literacy to the international field of research. On the one hand, to provide a basis that can contribute to a better general understanding of literacy. Because of the volume's interdisciplinary approach, a relatively wide range of material is invoked to illuminate the subject matter.
Moving Words In The Nordic Middle Ages
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Author : Amy C. Mulligan
language : en
Publisher: Brepols Publishers
Release Date : 2019
Moving Words In The Nordic Middle Ages written by Amy C. Mulligan and has been published by Brepols Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Icelandic literature categories.
The culmination of over a decade's research on verbal culture in the pre- and post-Conversion medieval North at Bergen's Centre for Medieval Studies, this volume traces the movement of words and texts temporally, geographically, and intellectually across different media and genres. The contributions gathered here begin with a reassessment of how the unique verbal cultures of Scandinavia and Iceland can be understood in a broader European context, and then move on to explore foundational Nordic Latin histories and vernacular sagas. Key case studies are put forward to highlight the importance of institutional and individual writing communities, epistolary and list-making cultures, and the production of manuscripts as well as runic inscriptions. Finally, the oral-written continuum is examined, with a focus on important works such as Islendingabok and Landnamabok, Old-Norse Icelandic translated romances, and the development of prosimetra. Together, these essays form a state-of-the-art volume that offers new and vital insights into the role of literacy in the Norse-speaking world.
Imagining Medieval English
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Author : Tim William Machan
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-01-25
Imagining Medieval English written by Tim William Machan and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-25 with Literary Criticism categories.
Imagining Medieval English is concerned with how we think about language, and simply through the process of thinking about it, give substance to an array of phenomena, including grammar, usage, variation, change, regional dialects, sociolects, registers, periodization, and even language itself. Leading scholars in the field explore conventional conceptualisations of medieval English, and consider possible alternatives and their implications for cultural as well as linguistic history. They explore not only the language's structural traits, but also the sociolinguistic and theoretical expectations that frame them and make them real. Spanning the period from 500 to 1500 and drawing on a wide range of examples, the chapters discuss topics such as medieval multilingualism, colloquial medieval English, standard and regional varieties, and the post-medieval reception of Old and Middle English. Together, they argue that what medieval English is, depends, in part, on who's looking at it, how, when and why.
Ttasyrpa Studien Zu Literatur Kultur Und Sprache In Nordeuropa
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Author : Anna Katharina Heiniger
language : de
Publisher: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag
Release Date : 2022-07-25
Ttasyrpa Studien Zu Literatur Kultur Und Sprache In Nordeuropa written by Anna Katharina Heiniger and has been published by Narr Francke Attempto Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-25 with Literary Criticism categories.
páttasyrpa ist eine ,Serie' von über 30 Beiträgen zu den mittelalterlichen und neuzeitlichen Literaturen, Kulturen und Sprachen Nordeuropas zu Ehren von Stefanie Gropper, die über zweieinhalb Jahrzehnte die Professur für Nordische Philologie an der Universität Tübingen innehatte. Ihre Forschung zu thaettir (,Erzählsträngen' oder kurzen Erzählungen) und Sagaliteratur, Narratologie, Übersetzung und Kulturwissenschaft haben das Feld der Altnordistik nachhaltig geprägt. In Anlehnung an diese Forschungsinteressen versteht sich die Festschrift ebenfalls als eine Sammlung von thaettir, kurzen Beiträgen zu einer ähnlichen Vielfalt von Themen wie Autorschaft und Dichtung, Ästhetik und Erzählwelten, kulturellen Kontakten und Rezeptionsforschung. Zudem reflektiert der Band, zu welchem Freund:innen und Kolleg:innen aus Ländern in ganz Europa und Nordamerika beigetragen haben, Stefanie Groppers weitverzweigte internationale Kooperationen und Beziehungen.
The Nordic Languages Volume 2
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Author : Oscar Bandle
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2008-07-14
The Nordic Languages Volume 2 written by Oscar Bandle and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-14 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
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