Hartmann von Aue (c. 1170-1215) is universally recognized as the first medieval German poet to create world-class literature. He crafted German into a language of refined literary expression that paved the way for writers such as Gottfried von Strassburg, Walther von der Vogelweide, and Wolfram von Eschenbach. This volume presents the English reader for the first time with the complete works of Hartmann in readable, idiomatic English.
Hartmann's literary efforts cover all the major genres and themes of medieval courtly literature. His Arthurian romances, Erec and Iwein, which...
Hartmann von Aue (c. 1170-1215) is universally recognized as the first medieval German poet to create world-class literature. He crafted German int...
At long last a new, readable history of German literature. Each epochof German literature is treated against its historical and sociologicalbackdrop by experts in the literature of that period. Vivian'sConcise History of German Literature to 1900 provides amuch-needed reference work that is clear, incisive, and based on themost recent research here and abroad. It is written in a way intendedto appeal to the general reader, the student (both graduate andundergraduate), and to the German major. Even specialists in Germanliterature will find tidbits of information, connections, and judgmentsthat...
At long last a new, readable history of German literature. Each epochof German literature is treated against its historical and sociologicalbackdrop b...
