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Theuerdank: The Illustrated Epic of a Renaissance Knight

Theuerdank: The Illustrated Epic of a Renaissance Knight

Green, Jonathan
Louthan, Howard

Hardcover

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryGeneral World HistoryGerman History

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ISBN10: 0367148803
ISBN13: 9780367148805
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jun 15 2022
Pages: 324
Language: English

Now appearing in its first English translation, Theuerdank introduces readers to the fascinating world of the Renaissance. A forerunner of the graphic novel, Theuerdank , first published in 1517, includes more than 100 woodcuts executed by leading artists of Central Europe.

Long hailed by scholars as a masterpiece of German literature, Theuerdank is a fictional account of Habsburg Emperor Maximilian I (1508- 19) and his journey to wed one of the most influential princesses of Europe, the wealthy heiress Mary of Burgundy. Through word and image, this epic poem, which casts Maximilian as Knight Theuerdank, recounts his adventures overcoming a series of challenges to reach his goal: avalanches, lightning strikes, shipwrecks, murder plots, duels, and pitched battles. From politics and propaganda to the environment and the natural world, from intimate glimpses of daily life to revolutionary innovations in warfare, Theuerdank sheds light on those critical changes transforming European society and culture in this period.

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