Reiner Brocmann

Title page of the first Estonian-language poem

The first poem in Estonian (1637)

Reiner Brocmann (* April 28 ^{. Jul} / 8. May  1609 ^greg. In Schwaan Graenzdorf Ksp, Mecklenburg-Schwerin , † November 29 ^jul. / 9. December  1647 ^greg. In Tallinn ) was a Baltic German pastor , translator and poet . He wrote the first poem in Estonian (published 1637).

life and work

Reiner Brocmann (also Brockman or Broocmann ) was pastor in Kadrina in what is now Lääne-Viru County from 1639 until his death . He also taught ancient Greek in Tallinn. Brocmann is also known as a translator of German hymns into Estonian.

First Estonian poem

Brocmann was particularly inspired by Martin Opitz 's book about Deutsche Poeterey . In 1637 Brocmann published the first wedding poem in Estonian. It is Alexandrians drafted a really awkward for Estonian meter . The poem is entitled Carmen Alexandrinum Esthonicum ad leges Opitij poeticas compositum . Three more Estonian-language poems by Brocmann followed during his lifetime.

Reiner Brocmann is buried today in the church of Kadrina.

reception

The Estonian writer in exile Herbert Salu wrote the novels "Lasnamäe lamburid" ( Lund 1978) and "Siiditee serval" (Lund 1986) about Brocmann's life .

Works

• Reiner Brockmann: Teosed = Reineru Brokmannu poiemata. Koostanud ja toimetanud Endel Priidel. Tartu: Ilmamaa, 2000, 435 S., ISBN 9985-878-99-X (text partly in German, Estonian, Greek and Latin)

literature

• Carola L. Gottzmann , Petra Hörner: Lexicon of the German-language literature of the Baltic States and St. Petersburg . De Gruyter, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-11-019338-1 , p. 298-303 .

Web links

• Marju Lepajõe: Reiner Brockmanni värsside vältimatusest (PDF file; 168 kB), Keel ja Kirjandus 2009, issue 10, pages 758-776
• Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Reiner Brocmann. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital