Jan Stellmann, Artifizialität und Agon. Poetologien des Wi(e)derdichtens im höfischen Roman des 12. und 13. Jahrhunderts . (Andere Ästhetik. Studien 3) De Gruyter, Berlin – Boston 2022. 563 S., € 69,95.

Key Points

• The focus is on exploring the concepts of artificiality and conflict in medieval court literature.
• Analytical examination of literary texts from the 12th and 13th centuries.
• Discussion of aesthetic theories relevant to courtly literature.
• Comparison of poetic structures and themes across various works.
• Identified key themes of artifizialität and agon in courtly narratives.
• Demonstrated the influence of these themes on narrative structures.
• Found connections between aesthetic choices and social contexts of the time.