Festival and Fiction in Heinrich Wittenwiler's 'Ring' : A Study of the Narrative in its Relation to the Traditional Topoi of Marriage, Folly and Play.
Title:
Festival and Fiction in Heinrich Wittenwiler's 'Ring' : A Study of the Narrative in its Relation to the Traditional Topoi of Marriage, Folly and Play.
Author:
Mueller, Rolf R.
ISBN:
9789027281470
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
1 online resource (163 pages)
Series:
German Language and Literature Monographs ; v.3
German Language and Literature Monographs
Contents:
FESTIVAL AND FICTION IN WITTENWILER'S RING -- Editorial page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Table of contents -- I. POLEMICS -- A. Author, Work, and Criticism -- B. The Fictional Premise -- II. WITTENWILER'S NARRATIVE IN ITS OWN CONTEXT -- III.THREE TRADITIONAL TOUCHSTONES -- A. The Marriage Motif -- 1. Extant Criticism -- 2. The Traditional Scope -- 3. Marriage and the Ring -- B. The Theme and Presentation of Folly -- 1. Extant Criticism -- 2. The Traditional Scope -- 3. Folly and the Ring -- C. The Play Phenomenon -- 1. Extant Criticism: -- 2. The Traditional Scope: -- 3. Play and the Ring -- IV. THE WORK IN ITS FESTIVE SETTING -- A. Festivity and Social Fantasy -- B. The Ring Revisited -- REFERENCES.
Abstract:
This volume investigates Heinrich Wittenwiler's famous poem Ring. Main focus is the relation of the narrative to the traditional topoi of marriage, folly, and play.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
Subject Term:
Genre:
Electronic Access:
Click to View