As the concept of the individual arose during the Middle Ages, personal honor evolved from an external attribute to an interior one. This book examines honor in Gottfried's Tristan in relation to love, sexuality, the role of the artist, and Isolde, as well as identifies certain structures that carry the poet's concept of honor. These structures allow for the transcending of earthly dimensions into sublimity. Isolde's sexuality transcends earthly love to join in the mystical union of the soul with Christ. This is Gottfried's highest notion of honor.
| ISBN: | 9780820455471 |
| Publication date: | 1st March 2002 |
| Author: | Kristine K Sneeringer |
| Publisher: | P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc. |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 252 pages |
| Series: | Studies on Themes and Motifs in Literature |
| Genres: |
Language: reference and general Language: history and general works Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics Biography, Literature and Literary studies Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval |