Iwein: The Knight with the Lion by Hartmann von Aue; Translator-J.W. Thomas - 1979-01-01

Lincoln-London, University of nebraska Press. 1979. Original publisher's green cloth hardback, gilt lettering spine and frontcover, 8vo: x, 150pp. Contents: Preface. Introduction: Hartmann's Works, sources and reception. The theme of ' Iwein '. Structure and motifs. Narrator, style and symbolism. Notes. ' Iwein, the Knight with the Lion '. As new.,

Fine First American Edition Green Hardcover. Clean pages free of underlines. NOT a library book. University of Nebraska Press, 1979. The German Arthurian romances, (outside of Wolfram's 'Parzival' which is in own category) are closer to the Welsh Celtic 'Otherworld' than even the French originals. This tale here of 'Iwein The Knight with the Lion' is so wonderful and the translation is so easy to read in modern English prose. Fine clean collectible condition hardcover. No jacket was ever offered by the publisher. Three Geese In flight Arthurian and Celtic books since 1977 we wrap our books first in brown paper to protect. See our Three Geese in Flight Book Scans