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As in other courtly epics, all of Hartmann's works are written in four-footed rhyming couplets. |
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[[Bild:Ywain-Gawain.JPG|thumb|220px|In contrast to the German ''Iwein'' manuscripts, the French ''Yvain'' of Chrétien de Troyes was beautifully illustrated. Here: Iwein battling with Gawein. (Princeton University Library, Garrett MS. 125; um 1295).]] |
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Hartmann's immediate source was the Old French epic ''[[Yvain ou Le Chevalier au lion]]'' by [[Chrétien de Troyes]], which was created either around 1177 or between 1185 and 1188. |
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In contrast to his rather free version of ''[[Erec]]'', Hartmann's translation of ''Iwein'' remains much closer to the French original. As the themes of the courtly epic had in the meantime become common knowledge for his German listeners, he was able to avoid lengthy explanatory digressions. |
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The subject are of King Arthur belongs to the ''[[matière de bretagne]]'', originally orally transmitted [[Celtic]] materials, which found entry to European literature through Chrétiens' reworkings. |
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Revision as of 00:36, 7 July 2010
Iwein is a Middle High German verse romance by the poet Hartmann von Aue, written around 1203.[1] An Arthurian tale freely adapted from Chrétien de Troyes' Old French Yvain, the Knight of the Lion, it tells the story of Iwein (Ywain), a knight of King Arthur's Round Table. It was written after Hartmann's Erec, and may have been his last work.[1]
Iwein's Position in Hartmann's Work
Hartmann von Aue, because of his novel Erec, written around 1180, is considered the founder of german Arthurian Legend.
Iwein is his second courtly novel; on the basis of stylistic evidence, it is considered to be the last of Hartmann's total of four works. Between Erec and Iwein he created his two legendary stories Gregorius and Der arme Heinrich. Iwein must have been produced by 1205, as Wolfram von Eschenbach makes mention of it in his "Parzival". The earliest possible creation date is usually taken to be the year 1190. Linguistic investigations seem to suggest that Iwein was begun shortly after Erec, but that Hartmann's work on it was interrupted after approximately 1000 verses. It is possible this is the result of the death of the patron. According to this theory, Hartmann only finished the poem at a later date. It is not known who commissioned Iwein, but the Zähringer, the Staufer and the Welfen have all been considered as possible patrons.
As in other courtly epics, all of Hartmann's works are written in four-footed rhyming couplets.
Material and Sources
thumb|220px|In contrast to the German Iwein manuscripts, the French Yvain of Chrétien de Troyes was beautifully illustrated. Here: Iwein battling with Gawein. (Princeton University Library, Garrett MS. 125; um 1295). Hartmann's immediate source was the Old French epic Yvain ou Le Chevalier au lion by Chrétien de Troyes, which was created either around 1177 or between 1185 and 1188. In contrast to his rather free version of Erec, Hartmann's translation of Iwein remains much closer to the French original. As the themes of the courtly epic had in the meantime become common knowledge for his German listeners, he was able to avoid lengthy explanatory digressions.
The subject are of King Arthur belongs to the matière de bretagne, originally orally transmitted Celtic materials, which found entry to European literature through Chrétiens' reworkings.
References
External links
- Iwein at the Hartmann von Aue Knowledgebase
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