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基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 1998. It provides a definitive treatment in English of significant aspects of Wolfram's incomparable rendering of the quest for the grail, and of some of the broader social and cultural issues it raises.
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Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival expands and transforms the Arthurian tradition into a grand depiction of the medieval cosmos around 1200. Standing between clerical and chivalric cultures and articulating the interests and values of both, Wolfram produced the most popular vernacular work in medieval Germany and one of the most vibrant of the High Middle Ages. The brilliance, boldness, and astonishing originality of Parzival, along with the allure of its elusive author and his enigmatic grail, have continued to fascinate modern audiences since the nineteenth century. And in the late 20th century, as the study of literature becomes increasingly interdisciplinary, Wolfram's masterpiece continues to hold forth a seemingly inexhaustible supply of cultural knowledge and insights. The original essays in this volume provide a definitive treatment in English of significant aspects of Parzival (Wolfram's modes of narrative presentation, his relationship to his sources, his portrayal of the grail), and of some of the broader social and cultural issues it raises (the theology of the Fall, the status of chivalric self-assertion, the characterization of women, the modern reception of Parzival). These and other essays point in new directions for the future study of ception of Parzival). These and other essays point in new directions for the future study of Parzival, and demonstrate tha
Contents
Reading, writing and learning in Wolfram von Eschenbach's "Parzival", Albrecht Claasen; Gahmuret and Herzeloyde, Frank Gentry; women characters in "Parzival", Marion Gibbs; chivalric self-assertion - knighthood and transgression in "Parzival", Will Hasty; Wolfram's grail, Sidney Johnson; otherworlds, alchemy, Pythagoras and Jung - symbols of transformation in "Parzival", Winder McConnell; "Parzival" and the theology of fallen man, Brian Murdoch; fiction, plot and discourse - Wolfram's "Parzival" and its narrative sources, Adrian Stevens; Richard Wagner and the modern reception of Wolfram's "Parzival", Ulrich Mueller; Gawan and the Gawan books, Martin Jones; people in "Parzival" - aspects of Wolfram's character portrayal, Marianne Wynn; tournaments and battles in "Parzival", William H. Jackson; Wolfram von Eschenbach - modes of narrative presentation, Neil Thomas.
