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Medieval German literature refers to the literature of Medieval Germany . It can be subdivided into two main periods: Old High German literature (750–1050) is the product of the monasteries and is almost exclusively religious in nature. Middle High German literature (1050–1350) is the product of the noble courts and focuses on knightly ...
Periodization is not an exact science but the following list contains movements or time periods typically used in discussing German literature. It seems worth noting that the periods of medieval German literature span two or three centuries, those of early modern German literature span one century, and those of modern German literature each span one or two decades.
Medieval literature is a broad subject, encompassing essentially all written works available in Europe and beyond during the Middle Ages (that is, the one thousand years from the fall of the Western Roman Empire ca. AD 500 to the beginning of the Renaissance in the 14th, 15th or 16th century, depending on country). The literature of this time ...
Middle High German literature refers to literature written in German between the middle of the 11th century and the middle of the 14th. In the second half of the 12th century, there was a sudden intensification of activity, leading to a 60-year "golden age" of medieval German literature referred to as the mittelhochdeutsche Blütezeit (c. 1170 – c. 1230).
Nibelungenlied. The Nibelungenlied ( German pronunciation: [ˌniːbəˈlʊŋənˌliːt] ⓘ; Middle High German: Der Nibelunge liet or Der Nibelunge nôt ), translated as The Song of the Nibelungs, is an epic poem written around 1200 in Middle High German. Its anonymous poet was likely from the region of Passau. The Nibelungenlied is based on ...
Medieval poetry. Poetry took numerous forms in medieval Europe, for example, lyric and epic poetry. The troubadours, trouvères, and the minnesänger are known for composing their lyric poetry about courtly love usually accompanied by an instrument. [1] Among the most famous of secular poetry is Carmina Burana, a manuscript collection of 254 poems.
Speculum Virginum. Categories: German literature by period. Medieval Germany. Medieval literature by language. History of the German language.
Der Ackermann aus Böhmen (German for "The Ploughman from Bohemia "), also known as Der Ackermann und der Tod ("The Ploughman and Death"), is a work of prose in Early New High German by Johannes von Tepl, written around 1401. [1] Sixteen manuscripts and seventeen early printed editions are preserved; the earliest printed version dates to 1460 ...