The Art of Narration in Wolfram's Parzival and Albrecht's Jungerer Titurel

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Art of Narration in Wolfram's Parzival and Albrecht's Jungerer Titurel
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Linda B. Parshall
SeriesAnglica Germanica Series 2
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:296
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreLiterary studies - classical, early and medieval
Literary studies - poetry and poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780521169202
ClassificationsDewey:831.20923
Audience
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 3 March 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This 1981 text is a study of the narrative techniques in two important thirteenth-century German romances: one by Wolfram von Eschenbach, considered by many as the greatest poet of medieval Germany; the other by a lesser-known but highly skilled follower of Wolfram. This analysis of narrative technique contributes to the trend towards a broader perspective in medieval literary studies, in which critical modes developed in the study of modern works are applied helpfully to older literature. The conclusions reached should prove important for the understanding of modern conceptions of narrative as well.