The Forest in Medieval German Literature analyzes the topic of the "forest" through some of the best and lesser known examples of medieval German literature, approaching them through modern ecocritical issues that are paired with premodern...
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The Forest in Medieval German Literature analyzes the topic of the "forest" through some of the best and lesser known examples of medieval German literature, approaching them through modern ecocritical issues that are paired with premodern perspectives. Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction and Theoretical Reflections -- 1 Hartmann von Aue's Concept of the Forest -- 2 The Forest as Staging Ground for the Heroic Protagonist -- 3 The Forest in Wolfram von Eschenbach's Works -- 4 The Forest in Gottfried von Straßburg's Tristan and in Alternative Tristan Versions -- 5 The Forest in Der Melerantz von Frankreich by The Pleier -- 6 The Forest as the Transitional and Transformative Space in Konrad von Würzburg's Partonopier und Meliur -- 7 The Ambivalence of the Forest: Exile or Safe Haven? -- 8 Forest in Thüring von Ringoltingen's Melusine -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index.