Medieval German Literature: A Companion

by Gibbs,Marion

• ISBN13: 9780815314509
• ISBN10: 0815314507
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-08-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Both reference work and general overview, this volume provides a comprehensive survey of medieval German literature from the 8th through the early 15th century. The authors concentrate on the works of the late 12th and early 13th centuries--a high peak of the literature--and examine late-medieval German lyric poetry in detail. Also inlcludes maps.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Abbreviations Used in Bibliographies in Text	xiii
Part I: Introduction
The Middle Ages	1	(1)
A Word about the History of the German Language	2	(4)
Resources for the Study of Medieval German Literature	6	(15)
Part II: Old High German Literature 750-1050
Historical Background	21	(5)
The Franks and the Beginning of the Carolingian Dynasty	24	(2)
Old High German Literature	26	(35)
Translations and Works Related to Translating	27	(6)
Works Written Down from Oral Tradition	33	(6)
Christian Biblical and Church Literature	39	(12)
Lay Literature	51	(4)
Latin Literature on German Subjects	55	(6)
Part III: Early Middle High German Literature 1050-1170
Historical Background	61	(11)
The Saxon and Salian Dynasties (1046-1150)	61	(3)
The Investiture Controversy	64	(8)
Introduction to EMHG Literature	72	(2)
Biblical Prose and Poetry	74	(6)
Theological-Didactic Poetry	80	(9)
Natural Science	80	(1)
Salvation History	81	(4)
The Proper Life	85	(4)
Personal Religious Experience	89	(2)
Historical Poetry	91	(6)
Part IV: Middle German Literature under the Hohenstaufens 1170-1273
Historical Background	97	(9)
A Note on the Language of the Period	103	(3)
Pre-Courtly EPICS	106	(11)
Early Courtly Romances	117	(10)
Eilhart von Oberge: Tristrant	118	(4)
Heinrich von Veldeke: Eneide	122	(5)
The ``Classics''--Courtly Literature	127	(78)
King Arthur and the ``Matter of Britain''	128	(1)
Chretien de Troyes	129	(3)
Hartmann von Aue	132	(25)
Hartmann's Arthurian Romances: Erec and Iwein	135	(11)
Hartmann's Gregorius and Armer Heinrich	146	(8)
Hartmann's Diu Klage	154	(3)
Gottfried von Straßburg: Tristan	157	(17)
Principal Trends in Tristan-Scholarship	169	(5)
Wolfram von Eschenbach	174	(31)
Parzival	180	(10)
Titurel	190	(4)
Willehalm	194	(8)
The Songs	202	(3)
``Heroic'' Poetry	205	(19)
Nibelungenlied, the Klage (and Kudrun)	205	(19)
The Manuscripts	206	(1)
The History of Nibelungenlied Research	207	(1)
The Dating of the Poem	208	(1)
The Author	208	(1)
The Genesis of the Nibelungenlied	209	(2)
The Form	211	(1)
The Poem Itself	212	(5)
The Klage	217	(1)
Kudrun	218	(1)
The Impact of the Nibelungenlied after the Middle Ages	219	(5)
Part V: The Medieval German Lyric
The Minnesang	224	(14)
The Origins of the Minnesang	224	(1)
The Manuscripts	225	(2)
Music	227	(3)
Meter	230	(4)
Types within the Genre	234	(3)
Spruchdichtung	237	(1)
The Leich	238	(1)
The Early Lyric	238	(9)
Der von Kurenberg	239	(2)
Dietmar von Aist	241	(3)
Meinloh von Sevelingen and Kaiser Heinrich	244	(1)
Heinrich von Veldeke	245	(2)
The ``Classical'' Minnesanger	247	(39)
Friedrich von Hausen	247	(3)
Albrecht von Johansdorf	250	(2)
Heinrich von Morungen	252	(5)
Hartmann von Aue	257	(3)
Reinmar von Hagenau	260	(7)
Walther von der Vogelweide	267	(12)
Neidhart	279	(7)
Post-Classical Lyric	286	(10)
The Didactic Lyric (Spruchdichtung)	296	(3)
Later Developments in the Lyric	299	(5)
Frauenlob	299	(1)
Oswald von Wolkenstein	300	(2)
Meistersinger	302	(2)
Part VI: Post-``Classical'' Literature
Historical Background 1273-1400	304	(5)
Types of Post-``Classical'' Narrative Literature	309	(2)
Non-``Classical'' Works of the Late 12th-Early 13th Centuries	311	(22)
Ulrich von Liechtenstein: Frauendienst	311	(3)
Wirnt von Gravenberg: Wigalois	314	(5)
Wigamur	319	(1)
Konrad Fleck: Flore and Blanscheflur	320	(2)
Moriz von Craun	322	(6)
Ulrich von Zatzikhoven: Lanzelet	328	(3)
The Prosa-Lancelot	331	(2)
Rudolf von Ems and Konard von Wurzburg	333	(25)
Rudolf von Ems	333	(9)
Der guote Gerhart	334	(2)
Barlaam und Josaphat	336	(2)
Willehalm von Orlens	338	(2)
Alexander	340	(2)
Konard von Wurzburg	342	(16)
The Shorter Works: Das Turnier von Nantes, Der Schwanritter, Der Welt Lohn, Das Herzmœre, Heinrich von Kempten	343	(5)
The Legends: Silvester, Alexius, Pantaleon	348	(1)
The Longer Narrative Works: Engelhard, Partonopier und Meliur, Trojanerkrieg	349	(5)
Two Individual Works: Die Klage der Kunst, Die goldene Schmiede	354	(2)
The Lyric Poetry	356	(2)
Secondary Arthurian Romances	358	(14)
Heinrich von dem Turlin: Diu Crone	358	(3)
Der Stricker: Daniel von dem bluhenden Tal, Karl der Grosse	361	(6)
The Shorter Works: Pfaffe Amis	364	(3)
Der Pleier: Garel von dem bluhenden Tal, Tandareis und Flordibel, Meleranz	367	(2)
Konrad von Stoffeln: Gauriel von Muntabel	369	(1)
Berthold von Holle: Crane, Demantin, Darifant	370	(2)
The Continuations	372	(18)
Continuations of Gottfried's Tristan	372	(5)
Ulrich von Turheim	372	(2)
Heinrich von Freiberg	374	(2)
Tristan als Monch	376	(1)
Continuations of Wolfram's Willehalm	377	(4)
Ulrich von Turheim: Rennewart	377	(2)
Ulrich von dem Turlin: Arabel	379	(2)
Continuation of Wolfram's Titurel: Albrecht's Jungerer Titurel	381	(6)
Lohengrin	385	(2)
Ulrich von Etzenbach: Alexander and Wilhelm von Wenden	387	(1)
Mai und Beaflor	388	(2)
Heroic Literature after the Nibelungenlied	390	(26)
Dietrich Epics	390	(9)
The Historical Epics: Dietrichs Flucht, Die Rabenschlacht, Alpharts Tod, Dietrich und Wenezlan	391	(2)
The Mythical/Legendary Epics: Eckenlied, Sigenot, Goldemar, Virginal, Laurin, Der Rosengarten zu Worms, Biterolf und Dietleib	393	(4)
Ortnit and Wolfdietrich	397	(1)
Walther and Hildegund	398	(1)
Kudrun	399	(4)
Wernher der Gartenære: (Meie) Helmbrecht	403	(6)
Other Shorter Works of the Period	409	(7)
Ruedeger von Hunchoven: Der Schlegel	409	(1)
Die halbe Decke	410	(1)
Die Heidin	411	(1)
Der Schuler von (zu) Paris	411	(1)
Die Frauentreue	412	(1)
Herrand von Wildonie: Der verkerte wirt, Die getriuwe kone, von dem blozen kesier, Diu katze	413	(3)
Part VII: Literature of the late Middle Ages: Innovations and Continuing Trends
Introduction	416	(1)
Nonfictional Writing: Sach-, Fachliteratur	417	(4)
Legal Writings	418	(1)
Chronicles	419	(1)
Specialist Literature (Fachliteratur)	420	(1)
Didactic Literature	421	(3)
Religious Works	422	(1)
Allegories of Love	423	(1)
Other Didactic Works	424	(4)
Thomasin von Zerklære: Der Welsche Gast	424	(1)
Der Winsbeke (Die Winsbekin)	425	(1)
Tirol und Fridebrant	425	(1)
Konard von Haslau: Der Jungling (The Young Man)	426	(1)
Diu Maze (Moderation)	426	(1)
Freidank: Bescheidenheit	426	(1)
Hugo von Trimberg: Der Renner	427	(1)
The Courtly Romance in the 14th Century	428	(2)
Medieval German Drama	430	(7)
Hroswitha von Gandersheim	431	(1)
Religious Drama	431	(3)
Secular Drama	434	(3)
Mysticism	437	(12)
Mechthild von Magdeburg	438	(1)
Eckhart, Tauler, and Suso	439	(10)
Meister Eckhart	440	(2)
Johannes Tauler	442	(2)
Heinrich Suso	444	(5)
Johannes von Saaz (Tepl): Der Ackermann (Aus Bohmen)	449	(5)
Chronological Tables	454