The Art of Narration in Wolfram's Parzival and Albrecht's Jngerer Titurel [Paperback]

This text studies the narrative techniques of Wolfram and Albrecht.This 1981 text is a study of the narrative techniques in two important thirteenth-century German romances: one by Wolfram von Eschenbach and Albrecht, a lesser-known but highly skilled follower of Wolfram.This 1981 text is a study of the narrative techniques in two important thirteenth-century German romances: one by Wolfram von Eschenbach and Albrecht, a lesser-known but highly skilled follower of Wolfram.This 1981 text is a study of the narrative techniques in two important thirteenth-century German romances: one by Wolfram von Eschenbach, considered by many as the greatest poet of medieval Germany; the other by a lesser-known but highly skilled follower of Wolfram. This analysis of narrative technique contributes to the trend towards a broader perspective in medieval literary studies, in which critical modes developed in the study of modern works are applied helpfully to older literature. The conclusions reached should prove important for the understanding of modern conceptions of narrative as well.Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Descriptive technique: the structure of environment; 2. Characterisation: secondary roles as narrative context; 3. Plot motivations: the Gral and the Brackenseil; 4. The role of the narrator; Conclusion; List of abbreviations for journals frequently cited; Notes; Bibliography; Index.