Lohengrin
Lohengrin
(ˈləʊɪnɡrɪn)Lo•hen•grin
(ˈloʊ ən grɪn, -ˌgrin)n.
单词 | lohengrin |
释义 | LohengrinLohengrin(ˈləʊɪnɡrɪn)Lo•hen•grin(ˈloʊ ən grɪn, -ˌgrin)n. LohengrinLohengrin(lō`ən-grĭn), in medieval German story, a knight of the Holy GrailGrail, Holy,a feature of medieval legend and literature. It appears variously as a chalice, a cup, or a dish and sometimes as a stone or a caldron into which a bleeding lance drips. It was identified by Christians as the chalice of the Last Supper brought to England by St. ..... Click the link for more information. , son of Parzival. He is sent to rescue Princess Elsa of Brabant from an unwanted suitor. Led to Antwerp by a swan, Lohengrin saves Elsa and marries her. She is forbidden to ask his identity, but, overcome by curiosity, she asks. As a result, Lohengrin must return to the castle of the Grail. The swan reappears and is revealed to be Elsa's brother. In its fullest form the story is treated in a German epic poem composed c.1285–1290 and ascribed to Wolfram von EschenbachWolfram von Eschenbach , c.1170–c.1220, German poet. Perhaps the greatest of the German minnesingers, and one of the finest poets of medieval Europe. He was a knight who led a restless, roving life. In 1203 he was at the court of Landgrave Hermann von Thüringen. ..... Click the link for more information. by its unknown author. Wagner based his libretto for the opera Lohengrin (1850) on this source. The swan's metamorphosis is also a theme in classical, Celtic, and other mythologies. Lohengrin |
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