Wolfram von Eschenbach

[ vawl-frahm fuhn esh-uhn-bahkh; English wool-fruhm von esh-uhn-bahkh, -bahk ]

noun

1. c1170–c1220, German poet.

Wolfram von Eschenbach

/ ˈvɔlfram fɔn ˈɛʃənbax /

noun

1. Wolfram von Eschenbach?1220MGermanWRITING: poet died ?1220, German poet: author of the epic Parzival, incorporating the story of the Grail

Example Sentences

In the 13th century, the German poet Wolfram von Eschenbach placed the Templars at the heart of his King Arthur story, Parzival, as the defenders of the Holy Grail.

From National Geographic

As for Mr. Gerhaher, this is the second time in the past few months I’ve watched this master musician portray a master musician, after his deeply felt Wolfram von Eschenbach in Wagner’s “Tannhäuser” in Berlin in April.

From New York Times

Tannhäuser himself Wolfram von Eschenbach Biterolf Walter von der Vogelweide Whose poems did Wagner set as a song cycle that also formed a sketch for Tristan und Isolde?

From The Guardian

He had a particular love for the epic poetry of Wolfram von Eschenbach, the author of Parzival, which he taught with passion to generations of students.

From The Guardian

An experimental list of ten books selected from the thirteenth century writers would include the Cid, the Legends of King Arthur, the Nibelungen Lied, the Romance of the Rose, Reynard the Fox, the Golden Legend, the Summa of St. Thomas Aquinas, Parsifal or Perceval by Wolfram von Eschenbach, Durandus's Symbolism and Dante.

From Project Gutenberg