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The aim is to reinterpret the Volksbuch genre through Melusine to reveal its engagement with concepts of identity and otherness.

July 9, 2026The German QuarterlyOpen Access

Melusine , Emblem of the Self: The Female Traveler and the Contours of Acceptable Difference

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ASAndrew C. Sternhagen SchwenkUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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This article analyzes Melusine to show how narratives shape concepts of self and other in late medieval society, implying shifts in understanding identity.

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The aim is to reinterpret the Volksbuch genre through Melusine to reveal its engagement with concepts of identity and otherness.
Analyzed Thüring von Ringoltingen's Melusine within the context of mobility and narrative framework.
Explored the narrative structure to understand alterity and cultural perceptions of self and other.
Demonstrated how Melusine's foreignness challenges traditional masculine narratives in medieval literature.
Illustrated that the character reflects a questioning of societal norms surrounding identity through her depicted power.

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Andrew C. Sternhagen Schwenk (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a4f3aa62b81a944af574ecc https://doi.org/10.1111/gequ.70046

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This article analyzes Melusine to show how narratives shape concepts of self and other in late medieval society, implying shifts in understanding identity.

Melusine , Emblem of the Self: The Female Traveler and the Contours of Acceptable Difference

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Melusine , Emblem of the Self: The Female Traveler and the Contours of Acceptable Difference

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