Narrative Strategies in the Bavarian Poem Lohengrin
https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2021-1-116-127
Abstract
The article discusses the features of the plot structure of the thirteenth-century Bavarian poem “Lohengrin” in connection with various sources, on which its creator relies. On the one hand, the plot of the poem is based on the that of the old French chanson de geste, “The Swan Knight”, known in Germanic lands by the eponymous version of Konrad of Wurzburg, and on the other hand, it goes back to the tradition of Wolfram von Eschen-bach's tale of chivalry, which connects the origin of the hero with the world of the Grail. The attraction of the creator of the Lohengrin poem to the tale of chivalry in the tradition of Wolfram von Eschenbach and to the story frame of the work is gradually replaced by the attraction of epic narrative models. This tendency can be explained by his having retained the function of the hero as a divine messenger, which does not permit the representation of the hero's feats in terms of adventure.
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O. V. Popova
Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Olga V. Popova - Cand. of Sci. (Philology), Russian State University for the Humanities.
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Popova O.V. Narrative Strategies in the Bavarian Poem Lohengrin. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2021;(1):116-127. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2021-1-116-127
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