Product Description: The Arthurian verse-novel Wigalois, written by the German knight Wirnt von Grafenberg in the early years of the thirteenth century, tells a story which was well known in the medieval period, appearing in eight versions of four languages...read more

Product Description: Book by Thomas, J. W.

Product Description: Lively prose translations from the Middle High German of "Der Arme Heinrich," "Heinrich von Kempten," "Laurin," "Moriz von Kraün," and "Helmbrecht." Professor Thomas, an acknowledged expert on medieval literature, has provided adetailed introduction.

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Product Description: Modern English translation of 13th Century german text.

Product Description: The first English translation of three Arthurian romances from the third quarter of the 13th century, by a writer who called himself The Pleier, and wrote in a Bavarian-Austrian dialect of German. He combines a respect for the tradition of the tales with the spirit of a new post-Hehestaufen era...read more

Product Description: The Rolandslied is a Middle High German translation of the French Chanson de Roland, dating from around 1170. Although faithful to the events of the original, its treatment of style is very free, and it is nearly twice as long. The author identifies himself in the earliest German version as 'Priest Konrad', and probably lived in the area of Regensburg; however, there is no more precise information, despite considerable research into the origins of this important literary work, which only exists in fragmentary manuscripts...read more

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Product Description: Today, more than a century and a half after his death, Goethe remains Germany's most famous author, and some of his major works are still readily available in English. His short narratives, however, are almost unknown outside Germany, chiefly because, with one exception, they are buried in longer works that have been largely forgotten by all but Goethe scholars...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)