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A study of beard motifs in medieval German poetry. Beards make frequent appearances in medieval German poetryas esteemed markers of majestic wisdom or as hilarious props for undignified manhandling. In Beards and Texts, Sebastian Coxon traces this preeminent symbol of masculinity through four major poetic traditions across the twelfth and sixteenth centuriesPfaffe Konrads Read more