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Hello, I am Prof. Albrecht Classen and teach at the University of Arizona in the Dept. of German Studies. My previous work dealt with late-medieval German lyric poetry, chapbooks, travelogues, but also with high medieval German romances and love poetry. Most recently I edited a volume on "The Book and the Magic of Reading in the Middle Ages" (New York-London: Garland, 1998), in which the contributors mostly dealt with literary and art historical documents. I am interested in medieval religion insofar as it pertains to medieval mentality and allows us to gain important insights in medieval patterns of thinking, spiritual attitudes, and culture at large. I work, among other things, with German mystical texts and especially with women mystics. I am less interested in the religious experience, instead I focus on women's ability to express themselves in literary and spiritual terms. I am also fascinated by the crossover from philosophy to religion and want to learn more about Meister Eckhart, Heinrich Seuse, Heinrich Tauler, among others, and what concept of life they espoused. Prof. Albrecht Classen Dept. of German Studies Mod. Lang. Buildg. 571 Univ. of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721 tel: 520 621-1395/7385 fax: 520 626-8268 (new!!!) e-mail: [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%