From Heroic Ethos to Social Order Moral Characteristics of the Hildebrandslied and their Contemporary and Modern Interpretations
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This study focuses on moral aspects of the Hildebrandslied, a medieval German heroic poem, which tells the story of a fight between father and son. The aim is to investigate how the moral elements of the heroic genre appear in the text, i.e., the values of loyalty and bravery, and the emotions pride, shame, and anger. The analysis of the text also highlights how narrative techniques like dialogue, repetition, or dramatic irony influence the empathy and moral judgments of recipients. The study suggests that although there is a culture-related difference in the interpretations of contemporary and modern audiences, the special combination of the techniques makes the identification with the father figure generally more likely.
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