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A Companion to the Works of Hartmann von Aue (Paperback, New)
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A Companion to the Works of Hartmann von Aue (Paperback, New)
Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture
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New essays on major aspects of the work of the great medieval
German poet. In perhaps 25 years of creative productivity (ca.
1180-ca. 1205), Hartmann von Aue authored a dispute about love
between the body and the heart, Die Klage, numerous songs of
courtly love, crusading songs, and most likely took part in a
Crusade himself. He composed the first German Arthurian romance,
Erec, based on Chretien's like-named work, and he -- apparently --
ended his literary career with a second, Iwein. Further, he is the
creator of two provocative rel-igious-didactic works, Gregorius, a
tale of double incest, repentance, and redemption, and Der arme
Heinrich, the account of a seemingly perfect nobleman who is
stricken with leprosy and then ultimately cured by a process set
into motion by a very young peasant girl, whom he ultimately
marries. No other medieval German poet treats such an extraordinary
breadth of themes at such a high level of artistic expression. The
essays in this volume, written by scholars from North America and
Europe, offer insight into many aspects of Hartmann's oeuvre,
including the medieval and modern visual and literary reception of
his works. The volume also offers considerations of Hartmann and
Chretien; Hartmann's putative theological background and the
influence of the Bible on his tales; the reflection of his medical
knowledge in Der arme Heinrich and Iwein; and acomplete survey of
his lyric production. Newer avenues of research are also presented,
with essays on issues of gender and on the role of pain as a
constitutive part of the courtly experience. It is hoped that this
volume will prove to be a stimulating companion not only for those
familiar with Hartmann but also for those who are just making the
acquaintance of one of the greatest of medieval German poets.
Francis G. Gentry is Professor Emeritusof German at the
Pennsylvania State University and the University of
Wisconsin-Madison.
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