In the course of perhaps twenty-five years of creative productivity (ca. 1180-ca. 1205), Hartmann von Aue authored a dispute about love between the body and the heart, Die Klage (ca. 1180-85), numerous songs of courtly love, crusading songs, and most likely took part in a Crusade himself. He composed the first German Arthurian romance, Erec (ca. 1185-90), based on Chr?tien's like-named work, and he -- apparently -- ended his literary career with a second, Iwein (completed ca. 1205). Further, he is the creator of two provocative religious-didactic works, Gregorius (ca. 1190--97), a tale of double incest, repentance, and redemption, and Der arme Heinrich (also composed ca. 1190-97, but after Gregorius, the account of a seemingly perfect nobleman who is stricken with leprosy and then ultimately cured by a process set into motion by a very young peasant girl, whom he ultimately marries. No other medieval German poet treats such an extraordinary breadth of themes with such artistry of expression. The essays in this volume, written by scholars from North America and Europe, offer insight into many aspects of Hartmann's oeuvre, including the medieval and modern visual and literary reception of his works. The volume also offers considerations of Hartmann and Chr?tien; Hartmann's putative theological background and the influence of the Bible on his tales; the reflection of his medical knowledge in Der arme Heinrich and Iwein; and a complete survey of his lyric production. Newer avenues of research are also presented, with essays on issues of gender and on the role of pain as a constitutive part of the courtly experience. It is hoped that this volume will prove to be a stimulating companion not only for those familiar with Hartmann but also for those who are just making the acquaintance of one of the greatest of medieval German poets.
Author(s): Francis G. Gentry
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 300
CONTENTS
......Page 6
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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INTRODUCTION
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Hartmann’s Theological Milieu......Page 18
Hartmann von Aue as Lyricist......Page 30
Hartmann von Aue and Chrétien de Troyes: Respective Approaches to the Matter of Britain......Page 52
Gender and Love in the Epic Romances of Hartmann von Aue......Page 80
The Two-Fold Path: Erec and Enite on the Road to Wisdom......Page 102
The Body in Pain in the Works of Hartmann von Aue
......Page 114
Illness and Cure in Hartmann von Aue’s Arme Heinrich and Iwein......Page 134
Hartmann’s Legends and the Bible......Page 150
Hartmann’s Works in the Visual Arts......Page 170
The Medieval Literary Reception
of Hartmann’s Works......Page 192
A Tale of Sacrifice and Love: Literary Way Stations of the Arme Heinrich from the Brothers Grimm to Tankred Dorst......Page 232
EDITIONS AND TRANSLATIONS OF HARTMANN'S WORKS
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WORKS CITED
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NOTES ON THE CONTRIBUTORS
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INDEX
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