Poetry contest

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A poetry contest is a literary competition.

history

The story of the poets' contest begins 500 BC. BC with the Greek tragedy : At the Dionysia, poets competed against each other with three tragedies and a satyr play in agon or competition: the audience then crowned their favorites.

In the so-called Certamen Homeri et Hesiodi around 400 BC A poetry contest between Homer and Hesiod is shown.

The tradition of the crowned poet or poeta laureatus lasted through Roman times into modern times : For example, Francesco Petrarca was awarded a poet's crown in 1341 on the Roman Capitol . In the early Middle Ages were bards in the poetry competition - such as Gunnlaugr Ormstunga before the Swedish king - in the High Middle Ages were Middle High German Sang Spruchdichtung to sängerkrieg compiled, which should have taken place 1207th

In Richard Wagner 's musical drama of the same name from 1843, historical figures such as Wolfram von Eschenbach and Walther von der Vogelweide compete against fictional competitors such as the magician Klingsor in a poet contest . In the 15th and 16th centuries, Meistersinger literary competitions fought, Hans Sachs , one of the most productive authors in German literary history, suggested even then that the assessment of the master songs - similar to the modern poetry slam - be broadcast to the audience several times a year.

In 1865 the Catalan Jocs Florals were revived, nationalist-tinted poetry competitions that lasted until 1914.

In modern times and modern times, literary history varied the principle of the poet's competition again and again: In 1779 Goethe and Schiller fought a so-called ballad competition , in 1806 Heinrich von Kleist wrote his comedy The Broken Jug in a competition with three fellow writers. Today's literary business also knows various renowned lecture competitions: whether at regional (the Palatinate dialect poet contest has been held since 1953 ) or at international level (such as the reading contest for the Berlin open mike since 1993, or the Klagenfurt Ingeborg Bachmann Prize since 1977), in short: the poetry contest is as old as literature itself.

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