Daniele Gallindo Gonçalves SILVA

The death as passing: Earth, Paradise, and Hell in Armer Heinrich by Hartmann von Aue

A morte como passagem: Terra, Paraíso e Inferno em Armer Heinrich (Pobre Henrique) de Hartmann von Aue

Published in Paradise, Purgatory and Hell: the Religiosity in the Middle Ages

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There are several discourses about death in the XII century. In addition to the discourses disseminated by the clergy and religious literature, the Middle High German literature also covered the theme in its own manner. Accordingly, the work Armer Heinrich by Hartmann von Aue re-elaborates the knowledge about death and the transience of life, which are presented and discussed here.