The Middle High German Poem of Willehalm

by Charles E. Passage and Wolfram von Eschenbach

Book Overview

Wolfram von Eschenbach (fl. c. 1195-1225), best known as the author of Parzival, based Willehalm, his epic poem of military prowess and courtly love, on the style and subject matter of an Old French chanson de geste. In it he tells of the love of Willehalm for Giburc, a Saracen woman converted to Christianity, and its consequences. Seeking revenge for the insult to their faith, her relatives initiate a religious war but are finally routed. Wolfram's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804421838
• ISBN13: 9780804421836
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: Frederick Ungar
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.