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To analyze the techniques of summarization in medieval high German epic poetry.

March 7, 2026Open Access

Julia Frick : Poetik der Kürzung . Studien zu Kurzfassungen in der mittelhochdeutschen Epik, Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto 2024, 340 S. (Bibliotheca Germanica 80)

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To analyze the techniques of summarization in medieval high German epic poetry.
Literary analysis of medieval high German texts
Examination of summarization techniques
Review of previously published works
Identified key summarization methods in epic narratives
Highlighted the significance of brevity in storytelling
Proposed new interpretations of summarization effects on narrative structure

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Article Julia Frick: Poetik der Kürzung. Studien zu Kurzfassungen in der mittelhochdeutschen Epik, Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto 2024, 340 S. (Bibliotheca Germanica 80) was published on March 30, 2026 in the journal Beiträge zur Geschichte der deutschen Sprache und Literatur (volume 148, issue 1).

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Julia Frick : Poetik der Kürzung . Studien zu Kurzfassungen in der mittelhochdeutschen Epik, Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto 2024, 340 S. (Bibliotheca Germanica 80)

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