One "saw here, among others, a peasant's maid from Spinges, who stood on the cemetery wall with her undergarments girded together and her hair flying, and pushed down the storming enemies with a fork". This is the beginning of the multifaceted story of a controversial and often instrumentalized heroine. She is said to have contributed significantly to the victory of the Tyroleans against Napoleon in 1797. For decades she was known only as the Girl of Spinges, until in 1869-1870 the name Katharina Lanz suddenly appeared. Even today she is considered a Tyrolean heroine. The book analyzes the construction of this symbolic figure, which has been shaped again and again by religious, national and gender-specific meanings, in regional and international contexts.
Eine Löwin im Kampf gegen Napoleon? Die Konstruktion der Heldin Katharina Lanz
Raffaella Sarti
2022
Abstract
One "saw here, among others, a peasant's maid from Spinges, who stood on the cemetery wall with her undergarments girded together and her hair flying, and pushed down the storming enemies with a fork". This is the beginning of the multifaceted story of a controversial and often instrumentalized heroine. She is said to have contributed significantly to the victory of the Tyroleans against Napoleon in 1797. For decades she was known only as the Girl of Spinges, until in 1869-1870 the name Katharina Lanz suddenly appeared. Even today she is considered a Tyrolean heroine. The book analyzes the construction of this symbolic figure, which has been shaped again and again by religious, national and gender-specific meanings, in regional and international contexts.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
