The Grail as Cultural Heritage: Revaluating the Tradition of Wolfram’s Parzival in the Light of Wagner’s Musical Drama Parsifal

Authors

  • Andreea Popescu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18485/bells.2017.9.8

Keywords:

Wolfram von Eschenbach, Parzival, Richard Wagner, Parsifal, Arthurian romance

Abstract

The German Arthurian romance Parzival is one of the most challenging texts which were written on the subject of the Grail. It differs from the French authors, though Wolfram claims that he continues the unfinished work of Chrétien de Troyes. The meaning of the poem includes European and Oriental influences, transforming the text into a palimpsest of multiple readings. The German romance has inspired many rewritings, among which is the libretto for Wagner’s musical drama Parsifal. The paper attempts to analyze the changes brought by the German composer to Wolfram’s poem in the context of the late Romantic paradigm by presenting the universal meaning of man’s journey towards the sacred.

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Published

2017-11-11

How to Cite

Popescu, A. (2017). The Grail as Cultural Heritage: Revaluating the Tradition of Wolfram’s Parzival in the Light of Wagner’s Musical Drama Parsifal. Belgrade English Language and Literature Studies, 9(1), 123–136. https://doi.org/10.18485/bells.2017.9.8

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2017): BELLS - volume 9

Section

LITERARY STUDIES

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