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ARTHURIAN STUDIES LXII
WIRNT VON GRAVENBERG’S
WIGALOIS
INTERTEXTUALITY AND INTERPRETATION
Arthurian romance flourished in medieval Germany, but the pre-
eminence of Wolfram von Eschenbach has perhaps overshadowed some
of his successors. This book focuses on Wirnt von Gravenberg’s
Wigalois,
the later thirteenth-century Arthurian romance. It argues that whereas
authors such as Der Stricker and Der Pleier follow the example of
Hartmann von Aue by limiting themselves to an exploration of the
pragmatics of the (fictional) chivalric value-system, the lay ethicist Wirnt
chooses to examine the spiritual dimension of knightly existence, a
theme first broached in the German context by Wolfram in his Grail
romance,
Parzival.
Wirnt frames his romance as a corrective to that of his
predecessor by creating a form of kingship for his hero which is more
practicable than Wolfram’s millennial ‘Grail realm’. Rejecting the notion
of an ideal space altogether, Wirnt’s naturalistic descriptions of his hero’s
kingship give expression to a harmonisation of Arthurian and theocratic
elements. The author thus suggests that
Wigalois
is not so much a paler
imitation of
Parzival
as creative confrontation with the thought-world of
his more famous predecessor.
NEIL THOMAS is a reader in the department of German, Durham
University.
ARTHURIAN STUDIES
ISSN 0261–9814
General Editor: Norris Lacy
Previously published volumes in the series
are listed at the back of this book
WIRNT VON GRAVENBERG’S
WIGALOIS
INTERTEXTUALITY AND INTERPRETATION
Neil Thomas
D. S. BREWER
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First published 2005
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ISBN 1 84384 038 3
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Thomas, Neil.
Wirnt von Gravenberg’s Wigalois : intertextuality and interpretation / Neil Thomas.
p. cm. – (Arthurian studies, ISSN 0261-9814 ; v. 62)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-84384-038-3 (hardback : alk. paper)
1. Wirnt von Gravenberg, 13th cent. Wigalois. 2. Guinglain (Legendary character)–Romances–History
and criticism. 3. Arthurian romances–History and criticism. I. Title. II. Series.
PT1679.W8T486 2005
831'.21–dc22
2004016904
This publication is printed on acid-free paper
Printed in Great Britain by
St Edmundsbury Press Ltd, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

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