Johann Klaj

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Johann Klaj (also: Clajus the Younger ; * 1616 in Meißen ; † February 16, 1656 in Kitzingen ) was a German poet of the Baroque period .

Life

Memorial stone for Johann Klaj in the Irrhain near Nuremberg

From 1636 Klaj studied theology in Leipzig , later in Wittenberg , where he also heard August Buchner . In 1642 he translated his Latin poem Joas into German. In 1644 he came to Nuremberg completely penniless , where he founded the Pegnese Flower Order with Georg Philipp Harsdörffer . Their jointly published work, the Pegnese Shepherd Poem in the Berinorgian Climes of 1644, is considered the founding document of the poets' association. Together with Sigmund von Birken , Klaj wrote the continuation of the Pegnitz sheep farm in 1645 . Still under Buchner's influence, he introduced the “jumping” dactylic poetry in Nuremberg , which was characteristic of the Pegnesian shepherd poetry. He was significantly promoted as a spiritual poet by Johann Michael Dilherr . In 1647 he became a teacher at St. Sebaldus High School and in 1650 went to Kitzingen as a pastor. From that time on he was no longer literarily active. It is known that Klaj tended to drink beyond the tolerable level. On February 16, 1656 he died of a stroke.

Works (selection)

In addition to the early shepherd poems, Klaj wrote a number of sacred songs. He is known in German literary history as the author of speech oratorios . This term coined by Conrad Wiedemann is wrong. Rather, these are public lectures by Klaj, accompanied by music, as part of the “Auditorium Publicum” set up by Johann Michael Dilherr in the Egidiengymnasium in Nuremberg .

  • Pegnese shepherd poem , 1644–1645. By Georg Philipp Harsdörffer; Sigmund von Birken; Johann Klaj. Edited by Klaus Garber. Emphasis. Tübingen: Niemeyer, 1966, 47, 104, 40 p. (German reprints. Barock series; 8) [Contains: 1. Pegnesian shepherd poem: Reprint of the Nuremberg edition: Endter, 1644 / Georg Philipp Harsdörffer; Johann Klaj; 2. Continuation of the Pegnitz-Schäferey: Reprint of the Nuremberg edition: Endter, 1645 / Sigmund von Birken]
  • Resurrection of Jesus Christ (speech), 1644
  • Jesus Christ's ascension to hell (speech), 1644
  • Christmas devotion (poems), 1644
  • Eulogy of German poetry , 1645 digitized and full text in the German text archive
  • Speech oratorios and 'Eulogy of the German Poetry . Nuremberg: Ended 1644. Reprint: Ed. By Conrad Wiedemann. Tübingen: Niemeyer, 416, 23 p. (German reprints: Barock series)
  • The suffering Christ (tragedy), 1645
  • Angels and dragons dispute (speech), 1645
  • Herod the Child Murderer (Speech), 1645
  • Devotional songs , 1646
  • Christmas poems , 1648
  • The Whole Life of Jesus Christ , 1648
  • Joy poem (speech), 1650
  • Irene (Peace Poems), 1650
  • Birthday of Peace (speech), 1650

literature

  • Gerhard Dünnhaupt : Johann Klaj . In: Personal bibliographies on Baroque prints . Volume 4. Hiersemann, Stuttgart 1991, pp. 2351-2372, ISBN 3-7772-9122-6 (list of works and references)
  • Elisabeth Görlich: The spiritual games of Johann Klaj . Dissertation, Vienna 1967
  • Wilhelm Kühlmann: Balde, Klaj and the Nuremberg Pegnitz shepherds. On the interference and rivalry between Jesuit and German patriotic conceptions of literature . In: Files from the 2004 Balde Conference
  • Dirk Niefanger / Werner Wilhelm Schnabel (ed.): Johann Klaj (around 1616-1656). Actor - work - environment. Berlin, Boston 2020.
  • Markus Paul: Imperial city and drama. Theatrical art in 17th century Nuremberg . Tübingen 2002, pp. 235--280.
  • Hans Recknagel: "... Johann Klaj, the H. Schrift avid and crowned poet". A chapter of baroque sociology of literature . In: Communications from the Association for the History of the City of Nuremberg MVGN 53, 1965, pp. 386–396 ( digitized version )
  • Harold Eugene Samuel: The Cantata in Nuremberg during the Seventeenth Century . Ann Arbor 1982
  • Conrad Wiedemann: Johann Klaj and his speech oratorios. Investigations into the poetry of a German baroque mannerist . (= Erlangen contributions to language and art studies; Volume 26). Carl, Nuremberg 1966 (also dissertation, University of Frankfurt 1965)
  • Walther Killy (ed.): Literature Lexicon. Authors and works in German (15 volumes). Gütersloh, Munich: Bertelsmann-Lexikon-Verl., 1988–1991 (CD-ROM: Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-932544-13-7 )
  • Wilhelm Creizenach :  Klaj, Johann . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 50 f.
  • Conrad Wiedemann :  Klaj, Johann the Younger. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1977, ISBN 3-428-00192-3 , pp. 703 f. ( Digitized version ).

Web links

Wikisource: Johann Klaj  - Sources and full texts

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See for discussion: Markus Paul: Reichsstadt und Schauspiel. Theatrical art in 17th century Nuremberg . Tübingen 2002, pp. 235--243.
personal data
SURNAME Klaj, Johann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Clajus the Younger
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German poet of the baroque period
DATE OF BIRTH 1616
PLACE OF BIRTH Meissen
DATE OF DEATH February 16, 1656
Place of death Kitzingen