{"product_id":"willehalm-9780140443998","title":"Willehalm","description":"\u003cb\u003eWolfram von Eschenbach\u003c\/b\u003e (fl. c. 1195-1225), best known as the author of \u003cb\u003eParzival\u003c\/b\u003e, based \u003cb\u003eWillehalm\u003c\/b\u003e, his epic poem of military prowess and courtly love, on the style and subject matter of an Old French \u003ci\u003echanson de geste\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003eIn it he tells of the love of Willehalm for Giburc, a Saracen woman converted to Christianity, and its consequences. Seeking revenge for the insult to their faith, her relatives initiate a religious war but are finally routed. Wolfram's description of the two battles of Alischanz, with their massive slaughter and loss of heroes, and of the exploits of Willehalm and the quasicomic Rennewart, well displays the violence and courtliness of the medieval knightly ideal. Wolfram flavors his brutal account, however, with tender scenes between the lovers, asides to his audience, sympathetic cameos of his characters--especially the women--and, most unusually for his time, a surprising tolerance for 'pagans'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/1984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140443998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Wolfram Von Eschenbach","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45234739675317,"sku":"9780140443998","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_31e1766e-3efb-4132-bf28-c9a5057dce32.jpg?v=1743518590","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/willehalm-9780140443998","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}