Hartmann von Aue
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Hartmann von Aue, also known as Hartmann von Ouwe, (born c. 1160–70, died c. 1210–20) was a German knight and poet. With his works including Erec, Iwein, Gregorius, and Der arme Heinrich, he introduced the Arthurian romance into German literature and, with Wolfram von Eschenbach and Gottfried von Strassburg, was one of the three great epic poets of Middle High German literature.
Life
Hartmann belonged to the lower nobility of
Works
Hartmann produced four narrative poems which are of importance for the evolution of the Middle High German court epic. The first of these,
His other two narrative poems are
He was also a Minnesänger, and 18 of his songs survive.
Editions and translations
- Tobin, Frank, Kim Vivian, and Richard H. Lawson, trans. Arthurian Romances, Tales, and Lyric Poetry: The Complete Works of Hartmann von Aue, Penn State Press, 2001 ISBN 0-271-02112-8
- Hartmann Von Aue, "Iwein: The Knight with the Lion", translated by J.W. Thomas, 1979, ISBN 0-8032-7331-2.
- Hartmann Von Aue, "Erec," translated by J.W. Thomas, 2001, ISBN 0-8032-7329-0.
References
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hartmann von Aue". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
- Cormeau C (1981). "Hartmann von Aue". In Ruh K, Keil G, Schröder W (eds.). Die deutsche Literatur des Mittelalters. Verfasserlexikon. Vol. 3. Berlin, New York: Walter De Gruyter. cols 500–520. ISBN 978-3-11-022248-7.
- Cormeau, Christoph; Störmer, Wilhelm (1993). Hartmann von Aue. Epoche - Werk - Wirkung (2nd ed.). Munich: Beck. pp. 160–193. ISBN 3-406-30309-9.
- Gentry, Francis G., ed. (2005). A Companion to the Works of Hartmann von Aue. Rochester, NY: Camden House. ISBN 1571132384.
- Jackson, W.H. (1995). Chivalry in Twelfth-Century Germany: The Works of Hartmann von Aue. Cambridge: D.S. Brewer. ISBN 978-0859914314.
- Neumann, Friedrich (1966), "Hartmann von Aue", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 7, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 728–731; (full text online)
External links
- Works by or about Hartmann von Aue at Internet Archive
- Roy Boggs and Kurt Gärtner: Hartmann von Aue (Knowledge Base) Portal Archived 2 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
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- Encyclopedia Americana. 1920. .