Willehalm [electronic resource]
Wolfram Eschenbach2013
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Wolfram von Eschenbach (fl. c. 1195-1225), best known as the author of Parzival,
based Willehalm, his epic poem of military prowess and courtly love, on the
style and subject matter of an Old French "chanson de geste."
In it he tells of the love of Willehalm for Giburc, a Saracen woman converted to
Christianity, and its consequences. Seeking revenge for the insult to their
faith, her relatives initiate a religious war but are finally routed. Wolfram's
description of the two battles of Alischanz, with their massive slaughter and
loss of heroes, and of the exploits of Willehalm and the quasicomic Rennewart,
well displays the violence and courtliness of the medieval knightly ideal.
Wolfram flavors his brutal account, however, with tender scenes between the
lovers, asides to his audience, sympathetic cameos of his characters--especially
the women--and, most unusually for his time, a surprising tolerance for
'pagans'.
Main title:
Willehalm [electronic resource] / Wolfram Eschenbach
Author:
Wolfram Eschenbach, Author
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2013
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (320 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780141394749
Language:
English
BRN:
434085
Electronic access:
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |