Antagonictic Characters and Character Relations in Middle High German heroic epics

Katharina Palme (RTG Contradiction Studies), Jonas Trochemowitz (RTG Contradiction Studies), Prof. Dr. Stephan Müller (University Wien)

01/17/2023 4:30 pm 6:00 pm

U Bremen GRA2 0030

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