Anonymous, Moriz von Craûn

Albrecht Classen (University of Arizona)

Ed. by Gerhard P. Knapp, University of Utah
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.4: German-language Literature and Culture.
Vol. editors: Gerhard P. Knapp (University of Utah), Jennifer Marston William (Purdue University), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jill E. Twark (East Carolina University)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1220

Places

Austria (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Poetry (any)

Resources

This most enigmatic short verse narrative in Middle High German (verse novella) is based on a very short Old French fablel (or short fabliau), Du chevalier qui recovra l'amour de sa dame, which in turn seems to be based on an erotic affair between Maurice II, Duke of Craon, and Isabel (died in 1220), wife of his neighbor and friend, Count Richard of Beaumont. Maurice was born around 1131/1132 and was one of the most loyal supporters of King Henry II of England. In 1173/1174 Maurice crushed a riot by Henry's French vassals in Anjou and Maine and subsequently received both territories as his fiefdom. In 1191 Maurice accompanied Richard Lionheart on his crusade to Palestine. Maurice died on July 12, 1196, having …

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2003 words

Citation: Classen, Albrecht. "Moriz von Craûn". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 17 December 2004 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=16639, accessed 21 November 2024.]

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