Ekkehard (novel)

Ekkehard
AuthorJoseph Victor von Scheffel
LanguageGerman
Genrehistorican novel
PublisherJohann Valentin Meidinger Sohn
Publication date
1855
Publication placeGermany
Pages467

Ekkehard is an 1855 historical novel by the German writer Joseph Victor von Scheffel.

Plot

The 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

The 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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.