ZIEGLER, Vickie L.

The Leitword in Minnesang: Stylistic Analysis and Textual Criticism.

Univ Park: Penn State Univ Press, (1975),

First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. xiv, 200pp. Penn State Univ Press, Item #10546

Leitwords are repeated theme words found throughout the poems of medieval Germany, often focusing on the joys and sorrows of love. This study focuses on the earliest of medieval manuscripts by Reinmar and his followers. Very fine.

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