A significantly expanded and completely revised new edition of the medieval classic. Dieter Kühn's famous book about Oswald von Wolkenstein, the Tyrolean knight and adventurer, merchant and world traveler, poet, composer, and singer, is backed by scholarly research and is also full of vibrant imagination. Oswald von Wolkenstein (1377-1445), who is considered one of the most important German poets of the Middle Ages alongside Wolfram von Eschenbach and Walther von der Vogelweide, was both a rough character and a virtuosic artist. Kühn's captivating portrayal of the late medieval world and his translations of the Wolkenstein songs into contemporary German, which "make one blush" (Adolf Muschg), provide a unique reading pleasure that is both educational and entertaining, blending adventure and cultural history. In the three decades since the first edition of this medieval classic was published.