Open-Access-Transformationspaket 2026

The study examines the relationship between historical rites of passage (knighting, coronation, marriage) and 12th- and 13th-century courtly narrative traditions. It analyzes how French and German courtly romances render these transitional rituals in narrative form, reflect upon them, and subject them to critical inquiry. In doing so, it uncovers the ritual logics that are essential for understanding the romances in their historical context.