Introduction and theoretical reflections: the forest as an epistemological challenge in the Middle Ages
Hartmann von Aue's concept of the forest: the Arthurian adventure in the Forest and the consequences
The forest as staging ground for the heroic protagonist: glory and demise in the Nibelungenlied
The forest in Wolfram von Eschenbach's works: the passage from the Arthurian court to the Grail Kingdom through the forest
The forest in Gottfried von Stra€burg's Tristan and in alternative Tristan versions : courtly love in the wilderness
The forest in Der Melerantz von Frankreich by the Pleier : childhood, growing-up, and self-orientation in the forest
The forest as the transitional and transformative space in Konrad von Würzburg's Partonopier und Meliur
The ambivalence of the forest : Exile or safe haven? : The destiny of the female protagonist refracted in the forest : Elisabeth von Nassau-Saarbrücken's Königin Sibille
Forest in Thüring von Ringoltingen's Melusine : Dark spaces, mysterious origins, meaningful connections : the forest and the establishment of dynasties.