Gottfried Von Strassburg: Tristan

by Mark Chinca

Book Overview

This book offers a concise introduction to Gottfried von Strassburg's Tristan. The work is approached both through its context and through a close reading of key passages of the text. The contextual reading compares Gottfried with his predecessors Beroul, Eilhart and Thomas in order to reveal his independent response to the problems and possibilities with which he was confronted by his material. The close textual reading builds up a distinctive interpretation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521897262
• ISBN13: 9780521408523
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 7.8"