German Lyrics Classic Reprint

Author : Bayard Quincy Morgan
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ISBN 13 : 9781332161768
Total Pages : 234 pages
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Download or read book Nature in Middle High German Lyrics (Classic Reprint) written by Bayard Quincy Morgan and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Nature in Middle High German Lyrics While there is no lack of studies in the development of a sentiment for nature in the literary and other arts, and in particular, studies of the feeling for nature in ancient and medieval times, there has been heretofore rather a dearth of statistical investigations of definite, limited fields. The present monograph attempts such an investigation for the German lyrics of the Middle Ages. Not that it is the first work of its kind, however. A very thorough and enlightening study is Miss Gertrud Stockmayer's doctoral dissertation, "Uber Naturgefuhl in Deutschland im 10. und 11. Jahrhundert" (published in the Beitrage zur Kulturgeschichte des Mittelalters und der Renaissance, Heft 4, 1910). A procedure similar to that followed by Miss Stockmayer had already been adopted by Arthur B. Cooke in his dissertation, "The Development of the Nature-Sense in the German Lyric: a Comparison of the two Great Lyric Periods" (Univ. of Virginia Studies in Germanic Languages, 1902), in so far as he groups his material under headings such as "The Seasons," "Birds and Flowers," etc. As the present monograph was undertaken with the idea of arriving objectively at the facts in the case of the medieval lyrics, and the author therefore wished to preserve as far as possible an impartial attitude in approaching his subject, Mr. Cooke's work was not consulted until after the completion of the investigation whose results are here presented. Since my conclusions differ somewhat from those of Mr. Cooke, it may be permitted to discuss his treatise in this place. My principal disagreement with Mr. Cooke is not so much in his facts as in his interpretation of them. He is perhaps somewhat harsh in his judgment of the medieval poets, and a slight shift of the point of view would result in a statement not materially different verbally but of a decidedly different spirit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."