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Albrecht Classen

Albrecht Classen is University Distinguished Professor of German Studies at the University of Arizona. He is the author of nearly fifty books, including The Medieval Chastity Belt. In 2004 he was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz am Band (Order of Merit), the highest award given to a civilian by the government of the Federal Republic of Germany, in recognition of his contributions to the teaching and support of German culture, language, and literature. In 2008, the University of Arizona awarded him with the Henry and Phyllis Koffler Award, its highest award for research.

Works

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The Poems of Oswald von Wolkenstein
An English Translation of the Complete Works (1376/77-1445)
The New Middle Ages

Palgrave Macmillan
This is the first complete English translation of Oswald von Wolkenstein’s poems, regarded as lyric masterpieces of the late Middle Ages.
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The Medieval Chastity Belt
A Myth-Making Process
The New Middle Ages

Palgrave Macmillan
The chastity belt is one of those objects people have commonly identified with the “dark” Middle Ages. This book analyzes the origin of this myth and...
Albrecht Classen

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