Chrétien de Troyes and the German Middle Ages: Papers from an International Symposium

Studies showing the influence of the French Arthurian romances of Chr tien de Troyes on German medieval literature.

The pre-eminent role of Chr tien de Troyes in the formation of Arthurian romance is reflected in the swift and brilliant response of German courtly poets to his works. Within a few years of their composition, Erec et Enideand Yvain were adapted for German audiences by Hartmann von Aue, while Chr tien's unfinished Grail-story was taken up by Wolfram von Eschenbach and brought to a triumphant conclusion in Parzival. In this volume a distinguished international team of scholars contrast the treatment and reception of the stories in Germany with their French originals.

Contributors: E.M.MELETINSKY, MICHAEL BATTS, SILVIA RANAWAKE, W.H.JACKSON, H.B.WILSON, KAREN PRATT, MARTIN H. JONES, DANIEL ROCHER, WALTER BLANK, KLAUS GRUBMULLER, TONY HUNT, WIEBKE FREYTAG, MICHAEL CURSCHMANN, RENE PERENNEC, ADRIAN STEVENS, ARTHUR GROOS, TIMOTHY McFARLAND, J.-M. PASTRE and VOLKER HONEMAN.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859913562
• ISBN13: 9780859913560
• Release Date: February 1993
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"