!!!Reinmar der Alte

Reinmar der Alte (also R. von Hagenau): Next to  Walther von der 
Vogelweide, the most important minnesinger around 1200. Court poet in 
Vienna; carries the epithet "the Old" to distinguish him from later 
singers (e.g.  Reinmar von Zweter). worked in the tradition of the 
Rhineland  Minnesong; his work is regarded as the climax but also the 
final phase in the development of minne poetry in the 12%%sup th/%  
century. Central theme of his work is the Hohe Minne. His feud with 
Walther expressed itself in an aesthetic, programmatic competition 
about proper courtship and praise of women. The great ballad 
collections (A, B and C) contain 19-64 songs in his name. Apart from 
minne songs, he also created comic tales, 2 crusade songs and a 
lament; the melodies have not been preserved.

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Editions: H. Moser and H. Tervooren (eds.), Des Minnesangs Fruehling, 
%%sup 38/%1988; G. Schweikle (ed.), R. d. A., Lieder 
(mittel- und neuhochdt.), 1986.

!Literature
M. Stange, Reinmars Lyrik, 1977; A. Hausmann, 
R. d. A. als Autor, 1999.


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