For the first time, this volume presents a German translation of the Old French heroic epic Aliscans, which served as a model for Wolfram von Eschenbach s novel Willehalm, one of the most important works of the German Middle Ages. The primary source for the text is the edition based on the Venetian manuscript M (Holtus 1985). The aim is to allow students of German Studies to directly compare the two works. Such a comparison reveals both the affinities of the two texts and the completely new form and interpretationpresented by Wolfram.
Fritz Peter Knapp, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg.
