German Long Fiction to the Mid-Nineteenth Century (Critical Survey of Long Fiction)
Overview
Narrative literature written in German had its beginnings in the medieval epics of such poets as Wolfram von Eschenbach and Hartmann von Aue. Although the novels of the Middle Ages were composed in highly stylized verse, conforming to specific metric patterns, they nevertheless exhibit many elements that are characteristic of later prose fiction. Among the significant features shared by these early romances...
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