Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15291/gem.5145

Jerusalem, now weep – remarks on Walther’s crusade song L 76,22

Stefan Seeber ; Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg

Abstract

A rhetorical analysis of L 76,22 shows the apostrophe of the personified Jerusalem – which is unique in Walther‘s oeuvre – to be the decisive feature of the text. The city is called upon to weep in the face of its desolate situation; personification, apostrophe and allegory make it the hinge point between the singer’s persona and the audience. Jerusalem is positioned as a catalyst for the call to crusade, whose aim and purpose is presented using rhetoric effects to create the impression of immediacy.

Keywords

Rhetoric; Personification; Allegory; Crusade Song

Hrčak ID:

348259

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/348259

Publication date:

31.12.2025.

Article data in other languages: german

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