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Record Nr.

UNINA9910965072403321

Autore

Mueller Rolf R

Titolo

Festival and fiction in Heinrich Wittenwiler's 'Ring' : a study of the narrative in its relation to the traditional topoi of marriage, folly, and play / / Rolf R. Mueller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 1977

ISBN

1-283-42486-X

9786613424860

90-272-8147-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (163 pages)

Collana

German language and literature monographs, , 0378-4150 ; ; v. 3

Disciplina

831.3

831/.3

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally presented as the author's thesis, University of Kansas.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [138]-155).

Nota di contenuto

FESTIVAL AND FICTION IN WITTENWILER'S RING; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Table of contents; I. POLEMICS; A. Author, Work, and Criticism; B. The Fictional Premise; II. WITTENWILER'S NARRATIVE IN ITS OWN CONTEXT; III.THREE TRADITIONAL TOUCHSTONES; A. The Marriage Motif; 1. Extant Criticism; 2. The Traditional Scope; 3. Marriage and the Ring; B. The Theme and Presentation of Folly; 1. Extant Criticism; 2. The Traditional Scope; 3. Folly and the Ring; C. The Play Phenomenon; 1. Extant Criticism:; 2. The Traditional Scope:; 3. Play and the Ring; IV. THE WORK IN ITS FESTIVE SETTING; A. Festivity and Social Fantasy; B. The Ring Revisited; REFERENCES

Sommario/riassunto

This volume investigates Heinrich Wittenwiler's famous poem Ring. Main focus is the relation of the narrative to the traditional topoi of marriage, folly, and play.