Funeral speech
The eulogy (also grave speech or funeral oration , outdated Parentation ) is an important part of the secular funeral . Funeral speeches can be written and presented by the bereaved themselves or by friends or acquaintances.
The funeral sermon was a special ecclesiastical funeral speech . As a memento , eulogies were also printed and distributed. Printed obituaries are known as necrologists .
history
Today's funeral speech goes back to the church tradition of the funeral speech. In late antiquity, this was mainly reserved for high-ranking personalities and their relatives. An essential forerunner of the funeral speech was the eulogy . The enkomion continues its tradition in the funeral speech. It was only after the Reformation that the funeral sermon developed , which was initially imitated by the bourgeoisie as a standing speech and then as a funeral oration .
species
The funeral speech can be held during the funeral service or exclusively at the grave. It is non-denominational, but can be religious, philosophical or ideological. The funeral oration is usually not church-oriented. Secular speeches mainly refer to special stages in the life of the deceased and honor their personality and are also given by the funeral orators. At funeral ceremonies, it may well be desirable that a family member also gives a speech or a colleague from the work company, company, association or club does so.
The funeral speeches also include the funeral speeches, which are held at official commemorative events in politics, business and society before or after the actual funeral. The following are mentioned:
- Richard von Weizsäcker's funeral speech at the memorial act for Herbert Wehner ,
- v. Weizsäcker's funeral speech for Willy Brandt on October 17, 1992 in the German Reichstag,
- Hans-Jochen Vogel's funeral speech for Johannes Rau on February 7, 2006 in the Berlin Cathedral,
- Max Frisch's funeral speech for Peter Noll on October 18, 1982 in the Großmünster in Zurich and
- Michel Seigner's and Peter Bichsel's funeral speech for Max Frisch on April 9, 1991 in St. Peter's Church in Zurich .
- Christa Wolf's funeral speeches for Maxie Wander , Franz Fühmann , Wolfgang Heise , Erich Fried , Irmtraud Morgner , Max Frisch and Lew Kopelew .
preparation
The funeral orator conducts a preliminary talk with the relatives, during which the life story of the deceased and the funeral speech are discussed.
Famous funeral speeches
- Funeral speech by Helen for Hector
- Speech of the fallen by Pericles on the fallen in the first year of the Peloponnesian War
- Funeral oration of Aspasia , from Socrates to Menexenus presented
- Funeral speech of Isocrates on Euagoras I.
- Funeral speeches of Julius Caesar for his aunt Iulia and his wife Cornelia
- The drama funeral oration for Julius Caesar by Marcus Antonius in William Shakespeare's Julius Cæsar ( Because Brutus is an honorable man )
- Funeral oration for Basil the Great by Gregory of Nazianzen
- The funeral speeches of Ambrose of Milan for Emperor Valentinian II and Emperor Theodosius I.
- Epitaph of Libanios on Emperor Julian
- Philipp Melanchthon's funeral speech on Martin Luther
- Court chaplain Jacques Bénigne Bossuet's funeral orations for Henrietta Anne Stuart and Louis XIV. ( God alone is great, kings must die too! )
- Daniel Casper von Lohenstein , eulogy for Christian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau ( The great Pan is dead )
- Andreas Gryphius ' abdication of the knight Georg von Schönborn ( fountain discourse )
- Funeral speech by Cardinal Domenico Passionei for Prince Eugene of Savoy
- Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher , eulogy for his son Nathanael
- Abraham Lincoln's funeral oration for Henry Clay
- Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler , funeral speech, spoken at the grave of those who were violently murdered on September 18, 1848 and those who died in the fight against the rebels
- Ralph Waldo Emerson's funeral oration for Henry David Thoreau
- Friedrich Engels ' funeral speech for Karl Marx
- Ossie Davis ' eulogy for Malcolm X
Others
A song by the band Subway to Sally from the album MCMXCV and the LIVE album Schrei! is called eulogy .
literature
- Fritz Roth: Complete evaluations of funeral sermons and personal documents for genealogical purposes. 10 volumes, Boppard / Rhein 1959–1980, therein on the funeral speech in general: Volume 1, pp. III – XX; Volume 2, pp. V-VIII.
- Martin Kazmaier: The German funeral oration in the 19th century. Aspects of their function within civil funeral ceremonies. Stuttgart 1977
- Klaus Dirschauer: Life is kept awake by dying. Sample speeches for bereavement. Fachverlag des Deutschen Bestattungsgewerbes, Düsseldorf 2002, 3rd edition 2013, ISBN 978-3-936057-08-9
- Gert Otto: Death and grief need language. Radius Verlag Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-87173-505-9 .
- Bruno Kern: The most important eulogies. Marixverlag, 1st edition, Wiesbaden 2010, ISBN 978-3-86539-952-6 .
- Johann Pock, Ulrich Feeser-Lichterfeld (Ed.): Funeral speech in postmodern mourning culture. LIT-Verlag, Münster 2011, ISBN 978-3-643-50284-1 .
- Klaus Dirschauer: Buried in words: designing and creating funeral speeches. Donat Verlag, Bremen 2012, ISBN 978-3-943425-08-6 .
- Birgit Aurelia Janetzky: Mourning speeches. Guide to funeral speeches. Specialized publisher of the German funeral industry, Düsseldorf 2013, ISBN 978-3-936057-39-3 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Reiner Sörries: Large encyclopedia of funeral and cemetery culture. Dictionary of Sepulchral Culture. Volume 1: Folklore and cultural history part. Braunschweig 2002, ISBN 978-3-87815-173-9 . Keywords funeral speech , p. 128 and funeral sermon , p. 200f.
- ^ Karl Marx Friedrich Engels: The burial of Karl Marx: MEW Volume 19, Berlin 1972, pp. 335–347.
- ↑ Friedemann Merkel: Bestattung: Theologische Realenzyklopädie B. V, P. 747ff., Berlin a. a. 1980.
- ^ Rudolf Lenz: Leichenpredigt : Theologische Realenzyklopädie Volume XX, pp. 665-669.
- ↑ Bulletin of the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government No. 15 of January 26, 1990
- ^ Richard von Weizsäcker: Speeches and Interviews. Volume 9. Ed. v. Press and Information Office of the Federal Government, Bonn 1993, pp. 112–116
- ↑ Klaus Dirschauer: Personalize funeral speeches. Concepts, sample texts, formulation aids. Claudius Verlag, Munich 2006, pp. 125-131.
- ↑ Peter Noll: Dictations about dying & death. With a funeral speech by Max Frisch. Pendo Verlag, Munich and Zurich 1984, pp. 279–284, ISBN 3-86612-067-2 .
- ↑ Cf. Barbara Happe: Death is mine. The diversity of today's funeral culture and its origins, Dietrich Reimer Verlag, Berlin 2012, 6f., ISBN 978-3-496-02856-7 .
- ↑ Christa Wolf: Works 8, Essays / Talks / Reden / Briefe 1975–1986, Luchterhand-Verlag, 2000, Works 12, Essays / Talks / Speeches / Letters 1987–2000, Luchterhand-Verlag, 2001, ISBN 3-630-87057 -0 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Bruno Kern: The most important funeral speeches. Marixverlag, 1st edition, Wiesbaden 2010, ISBN 978-3-86539-952-6 . (see table of contents and the respective sections)
- ^ William Shakespeare: Julius Caesar , p. 48, online text for the Gutenberg project. Retrieved July 19, 2011
- ↑ Ossie Davis's funeral address for Malcom X Delivered February 27, 1965. At malcom-x.org. Retrieved July 19, 2011.