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Research interests
My research concentrates on medieval German literature, culture and thought. One main focus has been the group of Middle High German texts known as 'bridal-quest epic', which were the subject of my PhD and my first monograph, Bridal-Quest Epics in Medieval Germany: A Revisionary Approach.
My current area of research is Early Middle High German literature (c. 1050-1170). I am particularly interested in the development of German as a literary language in the 11th and 12th centuries and its relationship with writings in Latin. One major focus is on confession; I am investigating the development and change of the penitential system in the 12th century and considering how thinking about confession, penance and sinfulness is expressed in poetic texts.
Biographical details
I studied German and Latin at Clare College Cambridge, where I stayed to take an MPhil and a PhD. In 2010 I was elected to the post of Powys Roberts Research Fellow at St Hugh's College Oxford, and I joined King's College London as Lecturer in German in 2012.
Research interests (short)
- Early Middle High German literature
- Middle High German epic and romance
- Medieval religious culture
- Genre and literary history
- Cultures of confession and penance
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Brautwerbungsepik: a reevaluation of a problematic genre. Studies of König Rother, Salman und Morolf, the Münchner Oswald and Grauer Rock, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 1 Jan 2011
Master of Philosophy, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 1 Jan 2007
Bachelor of Arts, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 1 Jan 2006
Keywords
- PT Germanic literature
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Bridal-Quest Epics in Medieval Germany: A Revisionary Approach
Bowden, S., 2012, London: Modern Humanities Research Association. 184 p. (Modern Humanities Research Association. Texts and dissertations; vol. v. 83)(Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies (University of London). Bithell series of dissertations; vol. v. 40)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Der allegorische Stil der 'Hochzeit'
Translated title of the contribution :The allegorical style of the 'Hochzeit' Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Dinge und ars in 'Salman und Morolf'
Translated title of the contribution :Objects and 'ars' in 'Salman und Morolf' Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Writing Sin in the German Lands, 1050–1215: Confession, Penance, and Textuality
Bowden, S., May 2025, Oxford Univerity Press; Oxford. (Oxford Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Der Beichtwunder Karls des Großen
Bowden, S., 2024, Konfigurationen des Wunders. Texte, Praktiken und Funktionen in Spätantike, Mittelalter und Frühere Neuzeit. Koch, E., Nowakowski, N. & Weitbrecht, J. (eds.). Franz Steiner Verlag, p. 125–141 (Beiträge zur Hagiographie).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Liturgical and literary landscapes: the cult of St Oswald of Northumbria in the German-speaking world
Bowden, S. (Primary Investigator)
AHRC Arts and Humanities Research Council
1/01/2023 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research
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WSVLPTG: Writing Sin. Vernacular Literature and Penitential Theology in Germany, 1050-1230
Bowden, S. (Primary Investigator)
1/01/2017 → 31/12/2020
Project: Research
Activities
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Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers
Bowden, S. (Recipient)
1 Jan 2018 → 31 Dec 2018Activity: Other › Types of Award - Fellowship awarded competitively
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‘Voicing Sin. The confessing voice and the authorial voice in 12-century German writing’
Bowden, S. (Speaker)
17 Jan 2017Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Invited talk
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Anthologizing Poetry in the Western Middle Ages
Bowden, S. (Invited speaker)
Nov 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Association of German Studies
Bowden, S. (Speaker)
Sept 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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International Comparative Literature Association
Bowden, S. (Speaker)
Jul 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Prizes
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Humboldt Fellowship for Experienced Researchers
Bowden, S. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively