Tannhäuser: Poet and Legend
With Texts and Translations of his Works
By J. W. Thomas
218 pp., 6 x 9, notes, bibl
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Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4696-5847-6
Published: May 2020
University of North Carolina Studies in Germanic Languages and Literature
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To the medievalist, Tannhäuser is the author of ironical and highly original lyrical verse; to the folklorist, the subject of one of Germany's oldest ballads; to the musicologist, the composer of the only extant music for a Tanzleich and the hero of several operas.
J. W. Thomas examines the content and style of Tannhäuser's verse, discusses his sources and his influence on other medieval poets, and gives a history of the ballad material in which he appears. Also included is a diplomatic edition of Tannhäuser's poems, both verse translations of the poems and a version of the ballad, and an extensive bibliography.
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