Wolkenstein's Oswald - Wolkenstein's Oswalt

...A poet and composer from the German-speaking world in the late Middle Ages. Born to a South Tyrolean noble family. He wrote about 125 works in manuscripts created during his lifetime. In addition to religious poems (especially Marian hymns) and love poems, he also wrote satirical autobiographical poems. He left home at the age of 10, traveled throughout Europe, Turkey, and Persia, and is said to have spoken 10 languages. His lyrics and compositions are linked to the Minnesang tradition, but his style is not at all courtly. In recent years, he has been increasingly recognized as a person with unique talent that transcends the constraints of the times. [Kishitani Hiroko]...

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…中世後期ドイツ語圏の詩人，作曲家。南チロル貴族出身。生前に作成された写本に伝わる作品約125編。宗教詩(とくにマリア賛歌)，恋愛詩のほかに風刺的な自叙伝風の詩もあり，10歳で家を出，ヨーロッパ各地，トルコ，ペルシアを遍歴し，10ヵ国語を話したという。作詞･作曲の形式はミンネザングの伝統につながるが，作風はおよそ宮廷的ではない。時代の制約をこえた個性的才能の持主として近年その評価は高まってきている。【岸谷 敞子】…

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