Die Literatur des 15. und frühen 16. Jahrhunderts : Teilband 2: Die literarischen Formen (Geschichte der deutschen Literatur von den Anfängen bis zum Beginn der Neuzeit)

This volume addresses the development of literary forms in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, focusing on religious literature. It takes into account phenomena such as religious and secular games, song forms, short forms of secular literature, and the great secular epics, as well as historical works. It also includes non-fiction forms like travel literature. The book is rounded off with a bibliography and an index of names and works.