Nature in Middle High German lyrics

By Bayard Quincy Morgan

Book Overview

Let the forests, vineyards, and bird-song of medieval central Europe come close. In these lyric miniatures from 13th century Germany, nature is never backdrop: it is argument, longing, and praise. Spring turns; the meadow answers. Bayard Quincy Morgan gathers a medieval german lyric anthology shaped by the minnesang lyric tradition, presenting middle high german poetry alongside clear English renderings for readers who want sound and sense together. Here are nature motifs in lyrics that flicker from hawthorn blossom to winter silence; seasonal symbolism in verse where love rises with May and falters with frost; pastoral scenes in poetry that show courtly desire set against fields, rivers, and woodland paths. Names such as walther von der vogelweide stand near lesser-known singers, offering a compact, memorable map of how poets made landscape speak. Read as literature or as source, the anthology reveals a shared vocabulary of birds, blossoms, and weather that shaped courtly culture and still echoes through later German verse, even today. More than a medieval studies reference, this volume also works as a german literature course text: a focused selection for translation practice, thematic study, and sheer reading pleasure. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. For casual poetry lovers, it is an inviting bilingual poetry collection; for classic-literature collectors, it is a shelf-ready window into the earliest flowering of German lyric art.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353709946
• ISBN13: 9789353709945
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"