In:
Zeitschrift für Literaturwissenschaft und Linguistik, Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Abstract:
The demand for imitatio that legends as edifying texts place on their audience usually remains relatively unspecific and refers very generally to the moral integrity of the saint. This article examines how in his Pantaleon , Konrad von Würzburg concretises this plea typical of legends for his audience by imagining it in terms of an ideal of reception. By directly addressing the audience in the prologue as well as by describing the characters’ cognitive processes, he outlines the modalities that enable profitable effects of good teachings. Strategies of literarisation are employed to respond to the expectations and needs of an audience with an affinity for literature and to invoke familiar patterns for the interpretation of legendary texts. By conceiving the appropriate reception of the legend as a prerequisite for the successful unfolding of its ethical potential, the responsibility for the success of the legend’s edifying claim is ultimately ascribed to the audience itself.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0049-8653
,
2365-953X
DOI:
10.1007/s41244-023-00302-5
Language:
German
Publisher:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication Date:
2023
detail.hit.zdb_id:
120167-0
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2628571-X
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2216240-9
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