At the heart of Wolfram von Eschenbach s Willehalm are Saracens: instrumental figures in the driving themes of conquest, loyalty, vassalage, chivalry, love-service and redemption that run through the text. When compared with Wolfram s French sources, La Prise d Orange and Aliscans, Willehalm is revealed to be innovative yet true to the themes and figures of the original chansons de geste, indicating that Wolfram continued the retelling process that also played a part in the composition of his French sources. This book explores the role of Saracens in...
At the heart of Wolfram von Eschenbach s Willehalm are Saracens: instrumental figures in the driving themes of conquest, loyalty, vassalage, ch...
This volume presents evidence of the extent and effects of intercultural contacts across Europe and the Mediterranean rim, opening up a new understanding of early medieval civilisation and its continuing influence in both Western and Eastern cultures today. From the perspectives of textual transmission, cultural memory, religion, art and cultural traditions, this work explores the central question of how ideas travelled in the medieval world, challenging the conventional notion of insular communities in the Middle Ages. Despite the schism between East and West that took hold after the...
This volume presents evidence of the extent and effects of intercultural contacts across Europe and the Mediterranean rim, opening up a new underst...
