Festival and Fiction in Heinrich Wittenwiler's 'Ring'
A Study of the Narrative in its Relation to the Traditional Topoi of Marriage, Folly and Play
This volume investigates Heinrich Wittenwiler’s famous poem Ring. Main focus is the relation of the narrative to the traditional topoi of marriage, folly, and play.
[German Language and Literature Monographs, 3] 1977. viii, 155 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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I. Polemics
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A. Author, Work, and Criticism
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1
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B. The Fictional Premise
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13
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II. Wittenwiler's Narrative in its Own Context
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23
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III. Three Traditional Touchstones
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A. The Marriage Motif
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1. Extant Criticism
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63
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2. The Traditional Scope
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65
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3. Marriage and the RING
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71
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B. The Theme and Presentation of Folly
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1. Extant Criticism
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79
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2. The Traditional Scope
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83
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3. Folly and the RING
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91
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C. The Play Phenomenon
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1. Extant Criticism
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98
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2. The Traditional Scope
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101
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3. Play and the RING
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107
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IV. The Work in its Festive Setting
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A. Festivity and Social Fantasy
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114
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B. The RING Revisited
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121
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References
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138
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Subjects
Literature & Literary Studies
BIC Subject: DSB – Literary studies: general
BISAC Subject: LIT000000 – LITERARY CRITICISM / General