Johann Frauenlob

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Johann Frauenlob , also Johann. Frawenlob (* in the 16th or 17th century; † in the 17th century) is the pseudonym of a writer in the Baroque era who published a lexicon of "learned women" in 1631 and describes himself on the title page as (their?) "General Notarium" .

Frauenlobs Frauenlexikon

His work The Lobworthy Society of Scholarly Women is a (small) lexicon of women who have distinguished themselves through particular cleverness, knowledge and ability in old and modern times. It appeared in 1631 in an unknown location and is around 40 pages long, with the exception of the preface it is paginated (page numbers). This lexicon was published in 2000, along with other historical feminist writings from the 16th to 18th centuries. Century, reissued in a commented reprint of the original by Elisabeth Gössmann . It is not yet entirely clear who is behind the praise of women. Elisabeth Gössmann goes into a possible parallel to the “ General Notarium of the laudable Society of Learned Women ” - so it says on the front page of the baroque print - a possible real female learned society, whose secretary may have been Frauenlob. Linda Maria Koldau cites the same source in Women - Music - Culture , according to which Johann Frauenlob had a connection to a Coburg professor of eloquence , Israel Clauderus, or could be identical with him. Koldau's book cites Frauenlob several times and, like Gössmann, wrote about the similar sources that appeared many times in the course of the Querelle des femmes .

In his preface, the learned women praise the godless, hopeful Maidlin as an example against sin against God and exhort the parents to educate the girls well. In this way, despite his noticeable respect for the learned female human being, he shows the ambivalent attitude of his time to the achievements of women.

"The extraordinary thing about the erudition of women is neither rejected nor are these people discriminated against as no longer female, but their praised knowledge and skills ultimately only appear as the continuation of an upbringing of women that protects them from foolishness through the presentation of materials for learning"

- Elisabeth Gössmann. : Eve God's masterpiece

Gössman emphasizes this. Although the ability of women is not praised for their own sake, a valuable lexicon was created that plays a role in feminist research today. Further writings under the pseudonym Frauenlob are not known. The lexicon had a second edition in 1633. Although Heinrich von Meißen, also known as Frauenlob , lived four centuries earlier, the fact that names were identical led to confusion. It has not yet been researched whether the pseudonym of the baroque Johann Frauenlob intentionally refers to him.

literature

  • Johann Frauenlob: The praiseworthy society of learned women / that is: Kurtze / historical description / of the most noble learned / understanding and art-experienced women / who have lived in the world until this time. Apart from different credible historicis, as well as own experience / brought together [...]. o. O., 1631 ( digitized in: austrian literature online - alo ).

proof

  1. ↑ the point after the first name as an abbreviation of Johannes?
  2. ^ The praiseworthy society of learned women. (1631) on literature.at
  3. ↑ Elisabeth Gössmann : Eva Gottes Meisterwerk 2000, Chapter II, pp. 115–159.
  4. ↑ Eve God's masterpiece . 2000, pp. 115/116.
  5. ^ Eva Maria Koldau: Women - Music - Culture. 2005, p. 516, footnote 49.
  6. ↑ Elisabeth Gössmann: Eva God's masterpiece . 2000, Chapter II, Commentary on Johann Frauenlob: Die Lobworthige Gesellschaft der Schehrten Weiber . 2000, p. 117.
  7. ↑ Eve God's masterpiece . 2000, p. 117.
  8. ↑ Eve God's masterpiece. 2000, p. 116.
personal data
SURNAME Frauenlob, Johann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Frawenlob, Johann .; Frawenlob, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-speaking Baroque writer
DATE OF BIRTH 16th century or 17th century
DATE OF DEATH 17th century