Chivalry in Twelfth-Century Germany: The Works of Hartmann Von Aue
'Concerned principally to situate Hartmann's works in their social and cultural historical context, Jackson's carefully constructed and lucidly written book will be required and compelling reaading at every level of interest, from undergraduate student to specialist scholar. It expounds knighthood as the major theme of Hartmann's varied oeuvre, reflected and refracted through the prism of different genres, fictional material and narrative positions. Jackson's unrivalled grasp of the...
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The first book in English to cover the whole production of Hartmann von Aue (fl.1180-1203), a figure of paramount importance in the history of medieval German literature... His book is refreshing...and full of stimulating ideas. MEDIUM AEVUMFirst full-scale exploration of knighthood and chivalric values in poems of key figure in 12c German literature, Hartmann von Aue.BooknewsHartmann von Aue was one of the most important writers in medieval German and Arthurian literature, his position as an educated knight providing a perspectives from both the clerical and aristocratic worlds. Here is an inquiry across the full range of his poetry into his representation of knighthood and chivalric values, their social and ideological dimensions, and their historical context. Also considers the various strands of literary, linguistic, and historical influences on his work. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
AcknowledgementsPrefaceAbbreviations1King Arthur and the Rise of Knighthood1Arthur's kingship and the rise of knighthood in the twelfth century1Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae3The Arthurian romances of Chretien de Troyes9Hartmann's adaptations of Erec and Yvain19King Arthur and the social context of Hartmann's works302Knighthood and Social Status in Twelfth-Century Germany and in Hartmann's Erec37Preliminary sketch37Knighthood and military function43Knights in lordly retinues: ritter and knehte, ritter and vrouwen47Knighthood and social differentiation in the twelfth century: ritters name55Knighthood and nobility in historical sources63Knighthood and nobility in Hartmann's Erec733Knighthood and the Ethics of Force in Erec84Peace movements, the court and the development of knightly ethics84The role of combats in the composition of Erec96Iders: combat and the restoration of order100The tournament and honour103Erec's verligen and the world of adventure107The robbers and the giants: robbery, captivity and ethical progress109Galoain and Oringles: lordship and violence116Guivreiz: aventiure, triuwe and proper grounds for combat120Mabonagrin: knighthood and the joy of the court126Chivalric values, aesthetic form and the historical situation of Hartmann's Erec1344Gregorius: Knighthood in Perspective147Gregorius and the three estates147The view of knighthood in the debate between the abbot and Gregorius149The moral evaluation of chivalry in Gregorius158Penance, contrition and the inner life1655Knighthood, Love Service and the Crusade in Hartmann's Klage and His Lyrics167The figure of the knight in twelfth-century Minnesang167Lessons in love: the Klage174The ethics of service and reward in Hartmann's lyrics178Knighthood and conversion: Hartmann's crusading songs1826Der Arme Heinrich: Lord, Peasant and Lay Literacy194Hartmann and lay literacy194Knighthood and moral insight198Aristocracy and peasantry2027Knighthood in Iwein: Voices of the Characters210Introduction: knighthood and narrative voice210Iwein's awakening: the basis of a chivalric identity214Gawein's advice: knighthood, marriage and lordship over lands217Lunete's accusation: knighthood and triuwe2278Knighthood in Iwein: Social, Legal and Ethical Dimensions of the Action235Arthur's realm - Laudine's realm235The opening cycle: honour and self-assertion237The main cycle: justice and moral reflection245aventiure, trial by combat and the role of courtliness259Chivalric values, aesthetic form and the historical situation of Hartmann's Iwein2769Conclusions282Bibliography291Index314
\ BooknewsHartmann von Aue was one of the most important writers in medieval German and Arthurian literature, his position as an educated knight providing a perspectives from both the clerical and aristocratic worlds. Here is an inquiry across the full range of his poetry into his representation of knighthood and chivalric values, their social and ideological dimensions, and their historical context. Also considers the various strands of literary, linguistic, and historical influences on his work. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
