Ekkehard is an 1855 historical novel by the German writer Joseph Victor von Scheffel.
| Author | Joseph Victor von Scheffel |
|---|---|
| Language | German |
| Genre | historican novel |
| Publisher | Johann Valentin Meidinger Sohn |
Publication date | 1855 |
| Publication place | Germany |
| Pages | 467 |
Plot
editThe novel is about the 10th-century monk and hymn writer Ekkehard II at the Abbey of Saint Gall. Ekkehard has a romantic affair with a widow who visits the abbey. He has an oak cut down when he learns a woman is using it in pagan ceremonies. When there is a Hun invasion, Ekkehart goes to battle and proves to be a skilled warrior.[1]
Reception
editThe novel was published in 1855 by Johann Valentin Meidinger Sohn. With the 4th edition in 1873, it turned into a phenomenon, becoming one of Germany's most popular novels of the 19th century. By 1903, it had been printed in 200 editions.[2]
Adaptations
edit- Ekkehard, 1878 opera by Johann Joseph Abert to a libretto by Adolf Kröner
- Ekkehard, 1990 TV miniseries
References
edit- ^ Wunderlich, Werner (1998). "Medieval Images: Joseph Viktor von Scheffel's Novel Ekkehard and St. Gall". Medievalism in the Modern World. Brepols. pp. 193–226. ISBN 2503501664.
- ^ Eggert, Hartmut (1971). Studien zur Wirkungsgeschichte des deutschen historischen Romans 1850-1875. Studien zur Philosophie und Literatur des neunzehnten Jahrhundert (in German). Vol. 14. Frankfurt: Klostermann. ISBN 3465008731.