The wild man
The wild man was probably a clergyman from the Middle Franconian- speaking area who wrote the sermon poem Van der girheit (“Against greed ”) around 1170/80 , a brief “Christian doctrine” and the legends “Veronica” and “Vespasian”.
See also: Wild man
literature
- Horst Brunner, History of German Medieval Literature at a Glance , (= Reclams Universal Library; Volume 9485), Stuttgart 2003, page 95
- The German literature of the Middle Ages. Author's Lexicon, Volume 10, 2nd, completely revised edition, Berlin: de Gruyter 1999, Column 1074-1080 ISBN 3-11-015606-7
- Dieter Kartschoke: The wild man and the religious movements in the 12th century. , in: Walter Tauber (ed.), Aspects of German Studies. Festschrift for Hans-Friedrich Rosenfeld on the occasion of his 90th birthday, (= Göppinger works on German studies; Volume 521), Göppingen 1989, pages 69–97 ISBN 3-87452-761-1
Web links
- Literature by and about The wild man in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | The wild man |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Middle High German author of a sermon poem and two legends |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 12th century or 13th century |