«He should have listened to his wife!»

The Construction of Women¿s Roles in German and Yiddish Pre-modern 'Wigalois' Adaptations
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-11-062199-0
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 78 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 145 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Oehme, Annegret

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Deutsche Literatur Jiddische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik

Über Autor(innen)

Annegret Oehme, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.

Annegret Oehme, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.