«He should have listened to his wife!»

Annegret Oehme

Published by De Gruyter 2020

«He should have listened to his wife!»

The Construction of Women’s Roles in German and Yiddish Pre-modern 'Wigalois' Adaptations

Annegret Oehme

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110624403

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This publication uncovers two previously dismissed pre-modern adaptations of the Middle High German Wigalois (1215) by exploring their different approaches to female agency in comparison with the original Wigalois, the Yiddish Viduvilt (14th ct.) and the German Wigoleis (15th ct.). Traditionally, scholarship often concentrated on the Yiddish text presenting female figures as behaving in a "Jewish manner" or embodying famous Jewish mythical figures such as Lilith (see Achim Jaeger / Robert G. Warnock). Rather than trying to argue for or against a figure’s "Jewishness," I evaluate these interpretations from the perspective of Arthurian Literature by showing that the construction of female agency is at the center of all three adaptations of this important chapter of German-Jewish literature and culture.

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Annegret Oehme, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
1. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Wigalois: Exalting Female Devotion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
3. Wigoleis: Mother Mary’s Maidens Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
4. Viduvilt: Mothers Seizing Power Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	52
5. Epilogue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71

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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Medievalists; scholars of German Studies and of Comparative Literature; scholars of Jewish Studies
Pages
- Front matter: 10
- Main content: 78
Keywords: Jewish literature; Wirnt von Grafenberg; Arthurian romance

eBook

Published: January 20, 2020
ISBN: 9783110624403

Paperback

Published: January 20, 2020
ISBN: 9783110621990