The monastery hunter (novel)

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The monastery hunter is a historical novel by Ludwig Ganghofer , which takes place in the Berchtesgadener Land during the time of Ludwig of Bavaria (1282–1347) . The work was first published in 1892 by Adolf Bonz Verlag in Stuttgart.

Edition by Th. Knaur Verlag Berlin, approx. 1930

introduction

Impressed by the Watzmann saga, Ludwig Ganghofer, who often stayed in Berchtesgadener Land, decided to capture the history of this country in a novel-like manner - in loose sequences. Of the nine originally planned works, only seven became reality. In the individual episodes, which span a period from the 12th to the 18th century, people from this region should be portrayed in the field of tension with secular and clerical power. In detail, the consequences are as follows:

  • Die Martinsklause (12th century, 1102-1105), published in 1894
  • Das Gotteslehen (13th century, 1238 - 1339), published in 1899
  • Der Klosterjäger (14th century, 1338), published in 1893
  • Der Ochsenkrieg (15th century, 1421 - 1422), published in 1914
  • Das neue Wesen (16th century, 1524 - 1525), published in 1902
  • The Man in the Salt (17th century, 1618), published 1906
  • The great hunt (18th century, 1733), published in 1918

content

Der Klosterjäger is the third novel in the series of Ganghafer's historical novels. The novel is a 'picture book-like' description of the living conditions of rich and poor in and around the Berchtesgaden monastery in the 14th century. The focus is on the hunter Haymo who serves Prince Heinrich von Inzing and whom the supposed brother of his lover Gittli injures with a knife while poaching. It turns out that the perpetrator, Wolfrat Polzer, rescued Gittli as a soldier as a soldier from a burned castle, whose owner, Count Dietwald, now serves as a simple monk under Mr. Heinrich who was traumatized by the loss of the family. The representation of traditional folk beliefs and superstitions occupies a large space.

The novel is a successful portrayal of the monastery and its inhabitants in the Middle Ages. It is not only the home of the Christian faith, but is in itself a closed whole with the aim of increasing expansion, profit and wealth. Throughout the novel, a benevolent god seems to hold his protective hand over the individual protagonists of the story.

style

In the story, Ganghofer deals in a very extensive manner and a. the social situation of the simple population and the relationship to naturopathy at that time (including the superstition associated with it). Basically dramatic, however, the novel also contains humorous elements, for example through the figure of Frater Severin with his preference for physical pleasures, which he cultivates using a secret religious language.

Film adaptations

The monastery hunter was filmed three times:

Quotes

"Someone with half arms can be of use and help for the good. If only a whole heart is involved!" (Mr. Heinrich zu Wolfrat, Chapter 29)

Others

The Austrian show band Die Klosterjäger was named after Ganghofer's novel.

See also article:

Ludwig Ganghofer is one of the most widely read authors in German-speaking countries. The total circulation of his books is estimated at over 30 million. Since the 70th anniversary of his death in 1990, his works are no longer protected under German copyright law. Therefore, several inexpensive print editions and electronic versions are offered. In 2005, some works, including Der Klosterjäger , were linguistically revised by his grandson Stefan Murr (* 1919, † 2008) on the occasion of the writer's 150th birthday. These revised editions - now published in 'Contemporary German' and referred to as 'modern versions' - were not able to convince real Ganghofer fans, however, as Ganghofer's zeitgeist and the linguistic flair of the original are lost.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ The company Adolf Bonz & Comp. was founded by Adolf Bonz (* 1824, † 1877) in 1876 and continued by his eldest son Alfred Bonz (* 1854). The publishing house emerged from the oldest Stuttgart bookstore, the Metzler bookstore founded in 1682. The publishing house was Ludwig Ganghofer's house publishing house, who had almost all of his works printed by this publisher.