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.

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mueller, Rolf R.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1977.
Series:	German language and literature monographs ; v. 3.
Subjects:	Wittenweiler, Heinrich, > active 15th century. > Ring. Ring (Wittenweiler, Heinrich) POETRY > Continental European.
Online Access:	Click for online access

Table of 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 SETTINGA. Festivity and Social Fantasy; B. The Ring Revisited; REFERENCES.

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.

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