Martin Montanus
Martin Montanus (* after 1537 in Strasbourg , † after 1566) was a German poet and playwright .
Life
Montanus traveled through Bavaria and Swabia as a traveling student and made a trip to Italy in 1558/59. After that he lived in his hometown Strasbourg. In his tails, he leaned on the works of Boccaccio . His fairy tale about the Erdkühlein , which is part of the garden society , is at the beginning of the western fairy tale literature, the fairy tale about the brave little tailor can be found in the Wegerzer and served as a template for a version later published by the Brothers Grimm .
Works
- Wegkuerzer , Schwanksammlung, 1557
- Andreützo , 1557
- The other part of the garden society , Schwankammlung, 1560
- By two Romans, Tito Quinto Fuluio and Giseppo , drama, 1565
- The unfaithful servant , drama, 1566
- Of unfaithful hosts and their servants
- Thedaldus , Drama, 1580
literature
- Martin Montanus' Schwankbücher (1557-1566) , ed. by Johannes Bolte. Tübingen: Litterar. Association in Stuttgart, 1899 (library of the Litterarian Association in Stuttgart 217); reprogr. Reprint Hildesheim: Olms, 1972
- Erich Schmidt: Montanus, Martin . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 22, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, pp. 180-182.
- Thomas Diecks: Montanus, Martin. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-428-00199-0 , p. 41 f. ( Digitized version ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jochen Bender: The brave little tailor - fairy tale research and its didactics . Grin Verlag, 2008, ISBN 3-638-95412-9 , page 4 ( online )
Web links
Wikisource: Martin Montanus - Sources and full texts
- Works by Martin Montanus in the Gutenberg-DE project
- Martin Montanus in the Internet Archive
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Montanus, Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German poet and playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | after 1537 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Strasbourg |
| DATE OF DEATH | uncertain: after 1580 |