Cultural and literary historys are always somehow determined by
natural history. The role of the forest in medieval German
literature proves to be of supreme importance since the
protagonists constantly find themselves in the dense realm of
woods. Some of the woods challenge the characters existentially,
while others provide shelter and protection to the protagonists.
Pursuing an ecocritical reading, this monograph examines critical
passages in some of the most important works in medieval German
literature where protagonists operate in the forest and find
themselves either in a conflictual situation or in a refuge. The
natural environment of the fest, as presented by medieval German
authors, offers new perspectives which will make the reading of
this important corpus of premodern literature most relevant once
again for the postmodern world. Both our current concerns with the
forest as the green lungs of the entire environment and our past
fascination with the forest in texts such as fairy tales connect us
directly with the observations about the forest by medieval German
poets. The special angle pursued in this study will allow us to
reread some of the most important Middle High German narratives
from a fresh perspective, shedding significant light on the hidden
messages conveyed by the poets in their quest for meaning in human
existence.
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