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Conduire Amour: Liebe Der Frau Als Schlüssel Zum Heil Und Brüderlichen Frieden In Wolfram Von Eschenbachs Parzival, Eleanor Kinser Hall

World Languages and Cultures Theses

This paper examines Wolfram von Eschenbach’s juxtaposition of contrary things in Parzival as the beginning of the road to spiritual salvation for Parzival. Men’s quest for fame and honor in the material, Arthurian world is compared to the divine Grail kingdom and the godlike women who shed compassionate, Christ-like tears. Wolfram’s message of peace and love for brother is examined through his use of symbolism, particularly through womens’ tears and turtledove imagery. Parzival, Gâwân and Feirefiz are compared in order to show that the love and quest for personal honor in the Arthurian world is a necessary step on the …