Tenzone

The tenzone is a form of controversial poem . It has its origins in Provencal poetry; In contrast to the partimen , which is more of an impersonal and playful character, the contestants present their personal opinion on the negotiated topic in a serious manner. In the 13th century the Tenzone became indigenous to Italy; The tenzones of modern German poetry generally follow the example of these Italian tenzones, which are usually written in sonnets .

The form given by the author of the first Tenzonen contribution, for example a certain stanza or the sonnet, is also used in the further course of the Tenzone; Occasionally, the rhymes used are also partially or fully adopted.

An example of a German Tenzone is Reden is Silver, Silence is Gold by Theodor Fontane and Bernhard von Lepel , written in eight-line, double cross-rhymed stanzas from iambic four-headers.

literature

Tanja Holzinger: The Tenzone in modern German literature . On-line