!!!Oswald von Wolkenstein

Oswald von Wolkenstein, b. around 1376, d. 1445, Middle High 
German poet. His life is well documented in documents, letters and 
songs. Originating from distinguished South Tyrol nobility (ancestral 
castle Wolkenstein in Groednertal), he left his home country as a page 
at the age of 10 and travelled through Europe and the Orient. 
After his father Friedrich's death he took over the family seat (Burg 
Hauenstein am Schlern, South Tyrol), participated in the Council of 
Constance, entered into service for King Siegmund, was later arrested 
for political reasons (opposed the sovereign) and because of an 
inheritance dispute. O. v. W. was married to Margarete von 
Schwangau; he is buried in Neustift near Brixen/Bressanone. His work 
comprises 130 songs and 2 speeches in rhyming couplets and 
is characterised by its variety of themes and forms: love songs in the 
first person, morning songs and pastoral songs, love dialogues and 
minne allegories, drink and scolding songs, travel and religious 
songs; coarse, sexually-related content at times contrast with a 
sophisticated style. He composed the melodies himself (borrowed from 
Italian and French models), contents taken from daily life are 
presented with a high degree of parody and irony. Works have been 
preserved in 2 parchment manuscripts (A, Vienna cod. 2777; B, 
Innsbruck) and 1 paper manuscript (c, Innsbruck).

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Editions: H. Moser, N. R. Wolf and N. Wolf (eds.), Die Lieder 
O. v. W., %%sup 3/%1987; B. Wachinger (ed.), 
O. v. W., Lieder, Auswahl, mhd./nhd., 1992.

!Literature
A. Schwob, O. v. W., 1977; D. Joschko, 
O. v. W., 1985; W. Marold, Kommentar zu den Liedern 
O. v. W., 1995; A. Schwob (ed.), Die Lebenszeugnisse 
O. v. W., 1999.


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