The forest in medieval German literature : Ecocritical readings from a historical perspective / Albrecht Classen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Classen, Albrecht, author.

Series:

Ecocritical theory and practice.

Ecocritical Theory and Practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

German literature--Middle High German, 1050-1500--History and criticism.

German literature.

Forests in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland ; London, [England] : Lexington Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">The Forest in Medieval German Literature </span><span>analyzes the topic of the "forest" through some of the best and lesser known examples of medieval German literature, approaching them through modern ecocritical issues that are paired with premodern perspectives. This study allows us to understand how much medieval concepts of the forest can aid in a better understanding of human society and nature in its historical context.</span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span>

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction and Theoretical Reflections; 1 Hartmann von Aue's Concept of the Forest; 2 The Forest as Staging Ground for the Heroic Protagonist; 3 The Forest in Wolfram von Eschenbach's Works; 4 The Forest in Gottfried von Straßburg's Tristan and in Alternative Tristan Versions; 5 The Forest in Der Melerantz von Frankreich by The Pleier; 6 The Forest as the Transitional and Transformative Space in Konrad von Würzburg's Partonopier und Meliur; 7 The Ambivalence of the Forest: Exile or Safe Haven?; 8 Forest in Thüring von Ringoltingen's Melusine; Epilogue

BibliographyIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-88-8188-662-2

0-7391-9519-0

OCLC:

910964258