The Meaning of Literature and Literature as Meaning—A Productive Challenge of Modern Times from the Middle Ages

The marriage of literature and science might not be possible strictly speaking, but a marriage of humanities with philosophy, psychology, religion, ethics, ecology, and social studies, for instance, might well work, as a close analysis of some medieval narratives will illustrate. This paper intends...

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Main Author:	Albrecht Classen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2016-04-01
Series:	Humanities
Subjects:	meaning of the humanities meaning of literature today the Middle Ages Enlightenment Gesta Romanorum Boccaccio Lessing toleration and tolerance Kaufringer ethics and law
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/5/2/24

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spelling	doaj-253d6ab66b8749dd8a0366eca747c3852020-11-24T23:58:36ZengMDPI AGHumanities2076-07872016-04-01522410.3390/h5020024h5020024The Meaning of Literature and Literature as Meaning—A Productive Challenge of Modern Times from the Middle AgesAlbrecht Classen0Department of German Studies, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USAThe marriage of literature and science might not be possible strictly speaking, but a marriage of humanities with philosophy, psychology, religion, ethics, ecology, and social studies, for instance, might well work, as a close analysis of some medieval narratives will illustrate. This paper intends to demonstrate once again what the humanities could truly mean, insofar as the discussion will not only lay bare textual elements or philological concerns, but it will also indicate how much relevant literature helps us to address crucial questions of religious, ethical, social, moral, and philosophical kinds, building powerful bridges between the past and the present. In order to test this premise even in extreme situations, here a number of medieval texts will be introduced and analyzed as to their timeless message and hence their extremely important function of creating meaning for readers/listeners both from the Middle Ages and today.http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/5/2/24meaning of the humanitiesmeaning of literature todaythe Middle AgesEnlightenmentGesta RomanorumBoccaccioLessingtoleration and toleranceKaufringerethics and law
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The Meaning of Literature and Literature as Meaning—A Productive Challenge of Modern Times from the Middle Ages

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