The Arthur of the Germans: The Arthurian Legend in Medieval German Literature and Life (University of Wales Press - Arthurian Literature in the Middle Ages)
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| Title | : | The Arthur of the Germans: The Arthurian Legend in Medieval German Literature and Life (University of Wales Press - Arthurian Literature in the Middle Ages) |
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (158 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0708317766 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 337 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2002-07-02 |
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From the twelfth century onwards the legends of King Arthur and his knights, including the Tristan legend, spread across Europe, producing a vast range of adaptations and new stories. German and Dutch literature were of central importance in this expansion of Arthurian material from the twelfth to sixteenth century, contributing works of outstanding aesthetic quality and a lively process of reception, adaptation and transmission in which the Arthurian subject matter underwent various modifications in contact with northern and central European traditions.
Editorial : “ the reader is presented with a vast scope of Arthuriana in the German and Dutch literature, along with the Czech (Bohemian) literature (Alfred Thomas), an area, mostly ignored by other scholars. The other pleasant feature proves to be the editors’ willingness to incorporate the representatives from the late Middle Ages, recognizing them as being as important as those from the high Middle Ages the reader is well served with a volume of excellent articles written by outstanding German and British medievalists. The authors have successfully summarized our current knowledge and presented it in a highly readable and pleasant manner.” –Stvdi Medievali
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