SOURCE: Ashcroft, Jeffrey. “The Sinner, Not the Song: On Walther von der Vogelweide's Self-Reflexions, L. 62,6 and 66,21.” In Blütezeit: Festschrift für L. Peter Johnson zum 70. Geburtstag, edited by Mark Chinca, Joachim Heinzle, and Christopher Young, pp. 67-86. Tübingen, Germany: Max Niemeyer Verlag, 2000.
In the following essay, Ashcroft studies two of Walther's songs in which the poet, after reflecting on his life and legacy, judges his work as ultimately corrupt.
This is a free excerpt of 71 words. There are 8,904 words (approx.
30 pages at 300 words per page) in the full critical essay.
Read the rest of this Criticism with our Walther von der Vogelweide: Critical Essay by Jeffrey Ashcroft Access Pass.
