Essays on Medieval German and Other Poetry

Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. Love Poetry: 1. Neidhart von Reuental; 2. A note on Walther's song 'Madam, accept this garland' (A May Dance for the Court); 3. The lime-tree and early German, Goliard and English lyric poetry; 4. Folk ritual and the Minnesang; 5. An early 'Tagelied'; 6. Das Tagelied in der Weltliteratur; Part II. Heroic Poetry: 7. On the excellence of the 'Hildebrandslied': a comparative study in dynamics; 8. Shamanism and epic poetry in Northern Asia; Part III. Wolfram von Eschenbach: 9. On Wolfram's conception of the 'Graal'; 10. Some notes on Chrértien de Troyes and Wolfram von Eschenbach; 11. Y a-t-il un Roman du Graal de Kyot le Provençal?; 12. Herzeloyde's Dragon-dream; 13. Wolfram von Eschenbach and the Chase; Part IV. Animal Symbolism: 14. 'Venus and Adonis' - and the Boar; 15. Snake-swords and Boar-helms in Beowulf; 16. Das Falkenlied des Kürenbergers; 17. Der minnen vederspil Isot; 18. The Swan Maiden: a folk-tale of North Eurasian origin?; 19. Poetry and the Hunt in medieval Germany; Notes; Index.