«He Should Have Listened to His Wife!»: The Construction of Women's Roles in German and Yiddish Pre-Modern 'Wigalois' Adaptations

by Annegret Oehme

This publication uncovers two previously dismissed pre-modern adaptations of the Middle High German Wigalois (1215) by exploring their different approaches to female agency in comparison with the original Wigalois, the Yiddish Viduvilt (14th ct.) and the German Wigoleis (15th ct.). Traditionally, scholarship often concentrated on the Yiddish text presenting female figures as behaving in a "Jewish manner" or embodying famous Jewish mythical figures...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110621991
• ISBN13: 9783110621990
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary