Zeit und ›âventiure‹ in Wolframs von Eschenbach ›Parzival‹: Zur narrativen Identitätskonstruktion des Helden

Why does Parzival disappear from his own story for such a long time? How is the experience of transcendence portrayed in Wolfram’s epic poem? What is the role of other characters and their histories in telling the story of Parzival’s ‘âventiure’? The study analyzes the narrative techniques of time that shape the construction of the hero’s identity and explores the ‘âventiure’ as a symbolic, generalized medium of communication.