An English translation of Rudolf von Ems's Der guote Gêrhart
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2016
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Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne
To expand our understanding of medieval literature in its wider context, there is a desperate need for more translations, since not every text in the Middle Ages was written in Latin, English, or French. Rudolf von Ems's Der guote Gêrhart (ca. 1220)...
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To expand our understanding of medieval literature in its wider context, there is a desperate need for more translations, since not every text in the Middle Ages was written in Latin, English, or French. Rudolf von Ems's Der guote Gêrhart (ca. 1220) represents a major contribution to thirteenth-century German romance literature. The present English translation will allow those without knowledge of Middle High German to read and enjoy this significant composition and gain remarkable insights into a literary discourse that was to transform the late medieval canon. Rudolf's work deserves particul Table of Contents; Introduction; The English Translation of Rudolf von Ems's Der guote Gêrhart; Notes to the Text; Bibliography
