The Düring
The Düring was a German minstrel of the 13th century. There is no documentary evidence of it, so we can only guess at its origin and life.
biography
The identity and origin of the Düring cannot be precisely determined, but various considerations are made in research. The name “Düring” could be traced back to Thuringia , because the poet is also classified in the Thuringian region because of his dialect. Research suggests that he was a traveler whose travels also took him to southern Germany. On the basis of some evidence, one classifies the Düring in the middle of the 13th century, since it places a strong emphasis on the variation of the form. In addition, there are erotic elements in the songs, which is why it is more likely to be considered a late minstrel.
plant
In the Codex Manesse, 19 stanzas have come down to us under the name “Der Düring”, which come together in seven tones.
The songs of Düring are all three-strophic. The corpus also contains a single stanza. The songs II, III, IV and V are designed extremely rich on the shape layer and have many different rhyme types, such as domestic , impact and break rhymes but also many metaphors and periphrases . In terms of content, songs IV and V are particularly important, as they turn away from the traditional lamentation of love and address an erotic experience. The one-verse text I is characterized by the fact that in each of the three parts the first and last word, the second and penultimate word and so on rhyme up to the middle of the section. In research, this is referred to as a syllable palindrome . In terms of content, this text expresses criticism of the traditional Minne lyric. The texts I to V are in the tradition of Konrad von Würzburg . In contrast, songs VI and VII are reminiscent of the post-classical minnesang. Gottfried von Neifen seems to have served here as a suggestion for the author. In these texts one finds a natural entrance and the traditional lamentation of love. In addition, the frequently used image of the red mouth appears with the metaphor of the rose.
literature
- Worstbrock, Franz Josef: Der Düring, in: The German Literature of the Middle Ages Author's Lexicon Volume 2, 1980, pp. 247–248.
- German literature in the late Middle Ages. Zerfall und Neubeginn, First Part 1250-1350, Volume 3, De Boor, Helmut, Munich 1997, pp. 320 and 328–329.
Web links
- Literature by and about Der Düring in the catalog of the German National Library
- Codex Manesse
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Düring, The |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German minstrel |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th century or 13th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 13th century or 14th century |