“Wer alden weiben wolgetraut”: Ageing and Ageism in Oswald von Wolkenstein
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https://doi.org/10.6093/germanica.v0i32.10008Keywords:
Oswald von Wolkenstein, ageing, ageism, misogyny, sorceryAbstract
The representation of ageing and of a closely related phenomenon, ageism, characterizes many of Oswald von Wolkenstein’s Lieder. This study investigates how Oswald represents his old age in his literary corpus as a terrible life-phase, while the later Lebenszeugnisse(the life witnesses) present the Wolkensteiner at the peak of his career and as an appreciated statesman. As for ageism in Oswald’s corpus, it is addressed exclusively towards elderly women, accused by the poet of several serious crimes, such as witchcraft, corruption, and pandering.
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2023-05-07
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Capelli, D. (2023) “‘Wer alden weiben wolgetraut’: Ageing and Ageism in Oswald von Wolkenstein”, ANNALI. SEZIONE GERMANICA. Rivista del Dipartimento di Studi Letterari, Linguistici e Comparati dell’Università degli studi di Napoli L’Orientale, (32), pp. 59–88. doi: 10.6093/germanica.v0i32.10008.
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