Ulrich Von Zatzikhoven's Lanzelet: Narrative Style and Entertainment

by Nicola McLelland

Ulrich von Zatzikhoven's 'Lanzelet', written around the turn of the thirteenth century, has long intrigued scholars both within and outside German studies: the only remaining trace of a Lancelot legend free of the adulterous affair with Guinevere, it has been seen both as a precursor of classical Arthurian romance in Germany, and as a post-classical imitation, and attempts to interpret it have often run foul of its contradictions. This new study takes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859916022
• ISBN13: 9780859916028
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"