Amslinger, Julia; Emmenegger, Nathalie (2023). "Zucht und lehr": Johann Wilhelm Simlers 'Teutsche Gedichte' (1648). Artes : Zeitschrift für Literatur und Künste der frühmodernen Welt, 2(2), pp. 343-369. Brill 10.30965/27727629-20230014
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)Swiss literature between Niklaus Manuel as an example of a 16th century poet and
Albrecht von Haller as a writer of the Age of Enlightenment has been little researched –
despite the fact that a large body of literature dealing with a particularly ‘Swiss’
language, culture, and poetry can be linked to the political status of the sovereign
confederation in the 17th century. This article presents the book Teutsche Gedichte
by the Zurich author Johann Wilhelm Simler in the context of its creation as well
as its reception. The work was first published in 1648, the year of the separation of
the Confederate cantons from the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation and at
the end of the Thirty Years’ War. Due to its resounding success, it was reprinted three
times until 1688. In addition to various epigrams, doctrinal and occasional poems, the
collection consists mainly of sacred and secular songs, printed in four-part notation.
The melodies were written by various composers. As well as working with musicians,
Simler also collaborated closely with the Zurich engraver Conrad Meyer. We would like
to highlight Simler’s work as a cultural broker in the cultural scene of his city and for
Swiss poetry in the German-speaking world.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Linguistics and Literary Studies > Institute of Germanic Languages 06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Linguistics and Literary Studies > Institute of Germanic Languages > Modern German Literary Studies |
UniBE Contributor: |
Amslinger, Julia Nicole, Emmenegger, Nathalie Madlen |
Subjects: |
400 Language > 430 German & related languages 800 Literature, rhetoric & criticism > 830 German & related literatures |
ISSN: |
2772-7610 |
Publisher: |
Brill |
Language: |
German |
Submitter: |
Nathalie Madlen Emmenegger |
Date Deposited: |
20 Mar 2024 11:55 |
Last Modified: |
20 Mar 2024 11:55 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.30965/27727629-20230014 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/194281 |
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