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''Iwein'' is a Middle High German verse romance by the poet Hartmann von Aue, written around 1203.〔McDonald, William (2006). ("Iwein" ). ''The Literary Encyclopedia''. Retrieved April 4, 2010.〕 An Arthurian tale freely adapted from Chrétien de Troyes' Old French ''Yvain, the Knight of the Lion'', it tells the story of Iwein (Ywain), a knight of King Arthur's Round Table. It was written after Hartmann's ''Erec'', and may have been his last work.〔 == Iwein's Position in Hartmann's Work == Hartmann von Aue, because of his romance ''Erec'', written around 1180, is considered the founder of German Arthurian Legend. ''Iwein'' is his second courtly romance; on the basis of stylistic evidence, it is considered to be the last of Hartmann's total of four works. Between ''Erec'' and ''Iwein'' he created his two legendary stories ''Gregorius'' and ''Der arme Heinrich''. ''Iwein'' must have been produced by 1205, as Wolfram von Eschenbach makes mention of it in his ''Parzival''. The earliest possible creation date is usually taken to be the year 1190. Linguistic investigations seem to suggest that ''Iwein'' was begun shortly after ''Erec'', but that Hartmann's work on it was interrupted after approximately 1000 verses. It is possible this is the result of the death of the patron. According to this theory, Hartmann only finished the poem at a later date. It is not known who commissioned ''Iwein'', but the Zähringer, the Staufer and the Welfen have all been considered as possible patrons. Like all Hartmann's works and courtly epics in general, ''Iwein'' is written in four-footed rhyming couplets. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Iwein」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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