Der Ring by active 15th century Heinrich Wittenweiler
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"Der Ring" by Heinrich Wittenweiler is a satirical didactic poem written around 1408-1410. This work combines serious teachings about courtly behavior, marriage, household management, and virtue with comic scenes of foolish peasants. It follows Bertschi, a young man whose passion for the ugly Mätzli triggers a series of grotesque and slapstick situations. His clumsy courtship attempts—including disastrous serenades, barn mishaps, and rooftop accidents—spiral into tragic consequences that lead to war and his
village's destruction. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Wittenweiler, Heinrich, active 15th century |
|---|---|
| Commentator | Keller, Adelbert von, 1812-1883 |
| Editor | Bechstein, Ludwig, 1801-1860 |
| LoC No. | 02009116 |
| Title | Der Ring |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Ring_(Lehrgedicht) |
| Credits |
Produced by Karl Eichwalder, Chuck Greif, Reiner Ruf, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 86.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | German poetry -- Middle High German, 1050-1500 |
| Subject | Verse satire, German |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 49250 |
| Release Date | Jun 21, 2015 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 391 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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