Joachim Meier

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Joachim Meier (born August 10, 1661 in Perleberg , † April 2, 1732 in Göttingen ) was a German writer of the Baroque period .

Life

Meier attended the schools in Lüneburg and Braunschweig, and it was here that his versatile talent in the literary and musical fields became apparent. He then enrolled at the University of Marburg to law to study, and graduated in 1685 initially with a thesis on the rights of the electors. Only in later life should he study law up to the Dr. jur. Completed 1707. It was only thanks to his musical talent that he initially got a job as a cantor at the Göttingen grammar school, where he later taught other subjects. He found a lucrative extra income through legal advice and the publication of popular "gallant" novels. He also edited several publications in the genealogical , historical and legal fields. Since the continuation of his teaching activities was becoming increasingly unpleasant anyway, he decided without further ado to spend the rest of his life as a freelance writer, historian, legal advisor and private scholar in Göttingen.

Works (selection)

  • Jean de la Chapelle ( transl .): Trans. Roman Lesbia, that is, all the poems of the famous Latin poet Catullus ... in a graceful love story. Leipzig 1690.
  • Life, deeds and death of Heinrich the Leuen . Goettingen 1694.
  • Zaraide, or the justified innocent ... in a graceful love story. Frankfurt am Main, Leipzig 1695.
  • Marie de Villedieu (translator): The Turkish Asteria. Frankfurt am Main, Leipzig 1700.
  • The most noble Hebrew women ... heroic story. Lueneburg 1697.
  • The most lucid Polish Venda. Goslar 1702.
  • The Amazonian Smyrna. Frankfurt am Main, Leipzig 1705.
  • Unpredictable thoughts about the recently torn Theatrical Church Music and the cantatas that have hitherto become customary therein with comparison of the music of earlier times to improve ours. 1726. ( digitized in the digital library Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
  • The presumptuous Hamburg Criticus sine Crisi. Lemgo 1728. ( digitized version )
  • Jean de la Chapelle (translator): Delia, the most serene Roman woman, that is, all the poems of the famous Latin poet Tibullus ... in a curious novel. Frankfurt am Main, Leipzig 1706–1707.
  • Charles Johnson (transl.): Scene of the English sea robbers . Goslar 1728. ( digitized version )

literature

  • Georg Herrenbrück: Joachim Meier and the courtly historical novel around 1770. Munich 1974.
  • Marianne Spiegel: The novel and its audience in the early 18th century. Bonn 1967.
  • Herbert Singer: The German novel between baroque and rococo. Cologne 1963.
  • Ferdinand Frensdorff :  Meier, Joachim . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, p. 198 f.
  • Gerhard Dünnhaupt : Joachim Meier (1661–1732). In: Personal bibliographies on Baroque prints. Volume 4. Hiersemann, Stuttgart 1991, ISBN 3-7772-9122-6 , pp. 2709-1720 (list of works and literature).

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personal data
SURNAME Meier, Joachim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 10, 1661
PLACE OF BIRTH Pearl Mountain
DATE OF DEATH April 2, 1732
Place of death Goettingen