Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Beards and Texts, Texts and Beards -- 2 Beards and Majesty: Pfaffe Konrad's Rolandslied -- 3 Beards and Humanity: Wolfram's Willehalm -- 4 Beards, Teaching and Learning: 'Sangspruchdichtung' -- 5 Laughter and Beards: Wittenwiler's Ring -- 6 Jesus's Beard -- Conclusion -- Appendix: A Sample of References to Charlemagne's Beard -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover
Summary
Beards and Texts explores the literary portrayal of beards in medieval German texts from the mid-twelfth to the early sixteenth centuries.