Parzival/Honor in the Middle Ages

Number of Pages 4

A 4 page essay that discusses Wolfram von Eschenbach's thirteenth century German epic, in which there is an emphasis on a knight's honor that is directly associated with combat. In this epic, the hero, Parzival, is on a journey that takes him to the Holy Grail, but more importantly, he is also on a spiritual journey of enlightenment that demonstrates the German medieval attitude toward the association between honor and combat. Bibliography lists 2 sources.


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