Minnesang — The Medieval German Love Lyrics

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I The First Flourishing of German Literature
7. Heinrich von Veldeke 21
8. Hartmann von Aue 37
9. Gottfried von Strassburg and the Tristan Myth 55
10. Wolfram von Eschenbach 75
11. Ulrich von Zatzikhoven’s Lanzelet 101
12. Walther von der Vogelweide 109
13. Part II Lyric and Narrative Traditions
14. Didactic Poetry 121
15. Minnesang — The Medieval German Love Lyrics 141
16. The German Heroic Narratives 161
17. Early Mystical Writings 185
18. Part III Continuity, Transformation, and Innovation in the Thirteenth Century
19. Court Literature and Violence in the High Middle Ages 201
20. Mobility, Politics, and Society in Medieval Germany 277
21. Primary Literature 291
22. Select Secondary Literature 301
23. Notes on the Contributors 325
24. Index 329