The Entry of Willehalm's Army, Giburg's Fear, and Wolfram's German (Der Einzug des Heeres Willehalms, die Furcht Giburgs und Wolframs Deutsch)

Beginning with the insight that the poetologic statement in the Wh 237,3-14 passage stands in clear contradiction to its own original context, this article undertakes a comparison with the corresponding parts of the presumed 'Aliscans' source text. The author tries to show that Wolfram here attempts a narrative harmonization, that contrasts with his 'crooked German'. This leads to the conclusion that Wolfram's way of making poetry hasn't been adequately understood and described yet. Ausgehend von der Einsicht, dass die poetologische Aussage in der Passage Wh 237,3-14 einen deutlichen Widerspru... Mehr ...